The efficacy of silastic sheet nasal splints in endoscopic nasal septal repair surgery: a prospective, randomized, single-blinded controlled trial
Fahad Alasousi MB BCh BAO (NUI), SB-ORL
Division of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Otolaryngology, Farwaniya Hospital, Sabah Alnaser, Farwaniya, Kuwait
Search for more papers by this authorJudy Fan
Division of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorAthenea Pascual PhD
Division of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorJuan Carlos Hernaiz-Leonardo MD, MSc
Division of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Amin R. Javer MD, FRCSC, FARS
Division of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Amin R. Javer, MD, FRCSC, FARS, University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine, Room 2600-1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6Z 1Y6, Canada.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorFahad Alasousi MB BCh BAO (NUI), SB-ORL
Division of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Otolaryngology, Farwaniya Hospital, Sabah Alnaser, Farwaniya, Kuwait
Search for more papers by this authorJudy Fan
Division of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorAthenea Pascual PhD
Division of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorJuan Carlos Hernaiz-Leonardo MD, MSc
Division of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Amin R. Javer MD, FRCSC, FARS
Division of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Correspondence
Amin R. Javer, MD, FRCSC, FARS, University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine, Room 2600-1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6Z 1Y6, Canada.
Email: [email protected]
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