American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 5 , Pages 343-349 , September 2010

Endoscopic approach for excision of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma: complications and outcomes

  • Mojtaba Mohammadi Ardehali, MD

      Affiliations

    • Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    • ,
  • Seyed-Hadyi Samimi Ardestani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    • ,
  • Nasrin Yazdani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    • ,
  • Hassan Goodarzi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Emergency Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    • ,
  • Shahin Bastaninejad, MD

      Affiliations

    • Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Research Center of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Amiralam Hospital, Tehran, Iran. Fax: +982166760269.

Received 18 February 2009

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PII: S0196-0709(09)00082-9

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2009.04.007

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 5 , Pages 343-349 , September 2010

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