American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 6 , Pages 390-395 , November 2006

Otogenic intracranial complications. A 7-year retrospective review

Presented at The International Federation of Otolaryngology Society (IFOS), Rome 28th June 2005, and at The Royal Academy of Medicine, Otolaryngology Meeting, Killarney, Ireland, April 2004.

  • Maky A. Hafidh, MD, FRCSI (OTOL)

      Affiliations

    • The Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beaumont University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
    • Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. 12 Limelawn Green, Clonsilla, Dublin 15, Ireland. Tel.: +353 86 6068941.
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  • Ivan Keogh, MD, FRCS (ORL-HNS)

      Affiliations

    • The Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beaumont University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
    • Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
    • ,
  • Rory Mc Conn Walsh, MD, FRCS (ORL-HNS)

      Affiliations

    • The Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beaumont University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
    • Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
    • ,
  • Michael Walsh, MD, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • The Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beaumont University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
    • Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
    • ,
  • Daniel Rawluk, MD, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Beaumont University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

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PII: S0196-0709(06)00053-6

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.03.004

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 6 , Pages 390-395 , November 2006

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