Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 10 , Pages 2067-2072 , October 2008

Management of Penetrating War Injuries: Bullet/Shell Fragments in the Sphenoid Sinuses

  • Sabri T. Shuker, BDS, MMSc, FDSRCS(UK)

      Affiliations

    • Formerly, Consultant Maxillofacial Surgeon, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Baghdad Medical City, Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Shuker: 5907 Shillingham Dr, West Bloomfield, MI 48322

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PII: S0278-2391(08)01062-8

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.06.054

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 10 , Pages 2067-2072 , October 2008

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