Sphenoid Sinus Mucocele: A Rare Complication of Transsphenoidal Hypophysectomy
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Corresponding author: Jagdeep Singh Virk, ENT Department, Queen’s Hospital, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Rom Valley Way, Romford, Essex, RM7 0AZ Email: [email protected] Contact number: +44 (0)7908960034 Fax: +44 (0)2088693098 Conflicts of interest: None Financial disclosure information: None Word count: 594
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عنوان ژورنال: Ear, Nose & Throat Journal
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0145-5613,1942-7522
DOI: 10.1177/014556130108001214