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Simple method of insertion of Xomed one piece septal button

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

M. J. J. Al-Khabori
M. J. J. Al-Khabori*
Affiliation:
Glasgow
*
Mr M. J. J. Al-Khabori, Department of Otolaryngology, Stobhill General Hospital, Balornock Road, Glasgow G21 3UW.
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Abstract

Silicone septal buttons have been available to obturate septal perforations since the 1970s. Various methods of insertion have been suggested but the procedure is not always easy. We have devised an alternative method which has proved quick and simple to perform.

Keywords

Nasal septumProsthesis, nasal septum
Type
Short Communications
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 106 , Issue 4 , April 1992 , pp. 358 - 360
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1992

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