American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 86-90 , March 2006

FloSeal use in endoscopic sinus surgery: effect on postoperative bleeding and synechiae formation

  • Mark Jameson, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA
    • ,
  • Charles W. Gross, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA
    • ,
  • Stilianos E. Kountakis, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, USA. Tel.: +1 706 721 6100; fax: +1 706 721 0112.

Received 5 May 2005

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☆ This study was partially funded by Baxter Medical, Inc.

PII: S0196-0709(05)00140-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2005.07.011

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 86-90 , March 2006

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