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Factors affecting dimensions of the ethmoid infundibulum and maxillary sinus natural ostium in a normal population

Mohammed A. Basurrah and Soo W. Kim
Saudi Medical Journal September 2021, 42 (9) 981-985; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.42.9.20210399
Mohammed A. Basurrah
From the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, (Basurrah, Kim), The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea, and from the Department of Surgery, College of Medicine (Basurrah), Taif University, Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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From the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, (Basurrah, Kim), The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea, and from the Department of Surgery, College of Medicine (Basurrah), Taif University, Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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