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International Journal of Emergency Medicine
Published in: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 4/2010

Open Access 01-12-2010 | Clinical Images

Acute maxillary sinusitis detected by bedside emergency department ultrasonography

Authors: Firat Bektas, Secgin Soyuncu, Ozlem Yigit

Published in: International Journal of Emergency Medicine | Issue 4/2010

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Excerpt

Bedside emergency department (ED) ultrasound (US) provides critical information to clinicians by non-invasively, rapidly determining various anatomical structures [1]. The sonographic diagnosis of acute sinusitis (AS) has been studied, and a wide range of sensitivities and specificities for the diagnosis of AS by US has been reported [2, 3]. The authors present a case of sinusitis diagnosed by US in the ED. …
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Metadata
Title
Acute maxillary sinusitis detected by bedside emergency department ultrasonography
Authors
Firat Bektas
Secgin Soyuncu
Ozlem Yigit
Publication date
01-12-2010
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
International Journal of Emergency Medicine / Issue 4/2010
Print ISSN: 1865-1372
Electronic ISSN: 1865-1380
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12245-010-0202-z

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