308 Temporal bone pneumatization in adult patients with cystic fibrosis
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Temporal bone pneumatization in cystic fibrosis: a correlation with genotype?
OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Paranasal sinus pneumatization in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) is less extensive compared to the general population and seems to be correlated to CF genotype. Interestingly, in CF patients temporal bone pneumatization (TBP) is more extensive compared to the general population, and middle ear pathology is generally uncommon in CF. It is debated whether TBP is influenc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cystic Fibrosis
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1569-1993
DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(13)60449-x