American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 5 , Pages 323-326 , September 2006

Endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy in patients taking aspirin perioperatively

  • Wendy Smith, FRCS (ORL-HNS)
    • ,
  • Christos Merkonidis, DLO
    • ,
  • Matthew Yung, PhD, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Otolaryngology, The Ipswich Hospital N.H.S.Trust, Heath Road, Ipswich, IP5 4PD Suffolk, UK. Tel.: +44 1473 703527.

Received 5 December 2005

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PII: S0196-0709(06)00017-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.01.015

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 5 , Pages 323-326 , September 2006

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