American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 32-37 , January 2010

A comparison of outcomes between nonlaser endoscopic endonasal and external dacryocystorhinostomy: single-center experience and a review of British trends

  • Samuel C. Leong, MRCSEd DO-HNS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Warrington General Hospital, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. 34A Upper Parliament Street, L8 1TE Liverpool, United Kingdom.
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  • Petros D. Karkos, AFRCSI MPhil

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Warrington General Hospital, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Philip Burgess, MBChB

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Warrington General Hospital, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Mark Halliwell, FRCOphth

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Warrington General Hospital, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Sucha Hampal, FRCS(ORL)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Warrington General Hospital, United Kingdom

Received 3 August 2008

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 Presented at the 7th Annual Meeting of the British Rhinological Society. Liverpool, UK (May 2008).

PII: S0196-0709(08)00192-0

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2008.09.012

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 32-37 , January 2010

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