American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 6 , Pages 409-412 , November 2006

Recurrent bilateral dacryocystoceles in Wegener's granulomatosis: a rhinologic perspective

  • Benjamin James Westbrook

      Affiliations

    • Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
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  • W. Cooper Scurry Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, Head and Neck Surgery, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Donald T. Hudak, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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  • Jonathon McGinn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, Head and Neck Surgery, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Brendan C. Stack Jr, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 West Markham, Slot 543, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA. Tel.: +1 501 603 1212; fax: +1 501 686 8029.

Received 16 December 2005

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PII: S0196-0709(06)00006-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.01.005

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 6 , Pages 409-412 , November 2006

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