Topical Mitomycin as an Adjunct to Choanal Atresia Repair
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Topical mitomycin as an adjunct to choanal atresia repair.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the use of topical mitomycin in choanal atresia repair to reduce the development of granulation tissue and cicatrix. DESIGN AND SETTING Retrospective case series in 2 tertiary care centers. PATIENTS Twenty patients with either unilateral or bilateral congenital choanal atresia underwent repair using the transnasal endoscopic approach, the transpalatal approach, or both...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0886-4470
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.128.4.398