Paranasal Sinus Development and Choanal Atresia
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Paranasal sinus development and choanal atresia.
BACKGROUND Although the determinates of paranasal sinus development and sinusitis are not well defined, a candidate factor is blockage of the choana. HYPOTHESIS Maxillary sinuses ipsilateral to unilateral choanal atresia are comparatively small and have more evidence of sinusitis than do the contralateral sinuses. DESIGN Retrospective. SETTING Children's hospitals. PATIENTS Sixteen nons...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0886-4470
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.126.2.155