American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 2 , Pages 80-82 , March 2009

Various causes for frontal sinus obstruction

  • Joseph K. Han, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Rhinology and Endoscopic Sinus and Skull-base Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA. Tel.: +1 757 446 5979; fax: +1 757 624 2264.
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  • Tamer Ghanem, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA
    • ,
  • Bonmyong Lee, BS

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA

Received 23 May 2007

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PII: S0196-0709(08)00038-0

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2008.02.009

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 2 , Pages 80-82 , March 2009

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