## Abstract Over 250,000 endoscopic sinus surgeries are performed yearly in the United States alone. Although overall complication rates are low, errors can lead to significant morbidity due to the close proximity of the sinuses to the orbit and skull base and the resultant potential for blindness,
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β Scribed by Scott P. Stringer
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 33 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1043-3074
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