International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 5, Issue 2 , Pages 57-62 , March 2010

Bilateral nasal obstruction due to an intranasal craniopharyngioma

  • Brian P. Dunham

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States
    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Division of Otolaryngology, 1st Floor, Wood Building, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States. Tel.: +1 215 590 3440; fax: +1 215 590 3986.
    • ,
  • Luv R. Javia

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States
    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States
    • ,
  • Larissa T. Bilaniuk

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States
    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States
    • ,
  • Karen B. Zur

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States
    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Received 21 August 2008 ,Revised 2 February 2009 ,Accepted 7 February 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pedex.2009.02.001

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 5, Issue 2 , Pages 57-62 , March 2010

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