Bilateral antrochoanal polyps in an adult.
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1 Medical doctor, Ceará Federal University. Medical resident in the Otorhinolaryngology Unit of the Walter Cantídio University Hospital, Medical School, Ceará Federal University. 2 Medical doctor, São Paulo University. Associate professor and head of the Otorhinolaryngology Unit of the Walter Cantídio University Hospital, Medical School, Ceará Federal University. 3 Master degree in community health, Medical School, Ceará Federal University. Assintant physician of the Otorhinolaryngology Unit, Medical School, Ceará Federal University. 4 Medical doctor, Ceará Fedral University. Medical resident in the Otorhinolaryngology Unit of the Walter Cantídio University Hospital, Medical School, Ceará Federal University. Send correspondence to: David Weber Sampaio Sousa Rua Senador Paula Pessoa, 725, Bairro Cambeba, Fortaleza CE, Brazil. CEP: 60822-200. Paper submitted to the BJORL-SGP (Publishing Management System – Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology) on May 4, 2010; and accepted on August 25, 2010. cod. 7066 CASE REPORT Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2011;77(4):539. BJORL
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology
دوره 77 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011