Endonasal repair of choanal atresia, does stenting have a better outcome?
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Endonasal repair of choanal atresia, does stenting have a better outcome?
osting by E erif@yah Abstract Background: A prospective study designed to compare the short term and long term operative outcomes of transnasal endoscopic repair of congenital choanal atresia (CCA) with and without postoperative stenting. Methods: Twelve cases from 2008 to the beginning of 2010 with either unilateral or bilateral choanal atresia of neonates have been endoscopically repaired, st...
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عنوان ژورنال: Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2090-0740
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejenta.2012.02.004