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Temporal bone pneumatization in cystic fibrosis: a correlation with genotype?
The Laryngoscope - 1 Jul 2014
Berkhout Maaike C, van Rooden Cornelis J, Aalbers Ralph C, el Bouazzaoui Lahssan H, Fokkens Wytske J, Rijntjes Evert, Heijerman Harry G M
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OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: Paranasal sinus pneumatization in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) is less extensive compared to the general population and seems to be correlated to CF genotype. Interestingly, in CF patients temporal bone pneumatization (TBP) is more extensive compared to the general population, and middle ear pathology is generally uncommon in CF. It is debated whether TBP is influenced environmentally...
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