Canal wall down mastoidectomy: A long term commitment to the outpatients?
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Canal wall down mastoidectomy: A long term commitment to the outpatients?
BACKGROUND: Canal wall down and canal wall up mastoidectomy represent two surgical approaches to middle ear cleft pathology. Very few studies have examined the effects of these procedures both on the patients' well being and on the resources needed to maintain that state. In this study the authors report the outpatient attendance pattern of canal wall down mastoidectomy patients METHODS: This i...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1472-6815
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6815-3-1