International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 74, Issue 7 , Pages 733-736 , July 2010

The use of adjunctive topical mitomycin in endoscopic congenital choanal atresia repair

Received 20 December 2009 ,Revised 11 March 2010 ,Accepted 12 March 2010.

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PII: S0165-5876(10)00121-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.03.026

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 74, Issue 7 , Pages 733-736 , July 2010

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