Sinusitis: Follow-up

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Further Reading

Keywords

rhinosinusitis, functional endoscopic sinus surgery, FESS

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Rochita V Ramanan, MD, Consultant in charge, Department of Radiology, The Apollo Heart Centre, Chennai, India
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Ali Nawaz Khan, MBBS, FRCS, FRCP, FRCR, LRCP, Chairman of Medical Imaging, Professor of Radiology, NGHA, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Ali Nawaz Khan, MBBS, FRCS, FRCP, FRCR, LRCP is a member of the following medical societies: American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Radiological Society of North America, Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of the United States, Royal College of Radiologists, and Royal College of Surgeons of England
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Durre Sabih, MBBS, MSc, Visiting Faculty, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Pakistan Institute Applied Sciences and Nishtar Medical College, Director, Multan Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy
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