American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 242-246 , July 2007

Nontraumatic cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea as a result of pseudotumor cerebri

  • Amar C. Suryadevara, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Regional Oncology Building, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA. Tel.: +1 315 464 4636; fax: +1 315 464 7282.
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  • Michael Fattal, MD
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  • Charles I. Woods, MD

Received 27 July 2006

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PII: S0196-0709(06)00203-1

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.08.013

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 242-246 , July 2007

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