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Significance of osteomeatal complex obstruction.
Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale - 1 Apr 2010
Chandra Rakesh K, Pearlman Aaron, Conley David B, Kern Robert C, Chang Dennis
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INTRODUCTION: Classic teaching suggests that disease in the osteomeatal complex (OMC) plays a pivotal role in the establishment of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). We sought to test this hypothesis. METHODS: Retrospective review of 106 consecutive patients enrolled prospectively into an allergy/sinus centre database, meeting Task Force criteria for CRS. Inflammatory disease was scored radiologically via a...
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