American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 1 , Pages 62-68 , January 2011

Pediatric subperiosteal orbital abscess secondary to acute sinusitis: a 5-year review

  • Vincent Tan Eng Soon, MS ORL-HNS

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Sarawak General Hospital, Jalan Hospital, 93400 Kuching, Malaysia. Tel.: +60 12 3140728.

Received 13 August 2009

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PII: S0196-0709(09)00221-X

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2009.10.002

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 1 , Pages 62-68 , January 2011

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