Acta Med. 2015, 58: 147-149

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2016.8

Concha Bullosa Mucopyocele: a Case Report

Kamran Sari, Zeliha Kapusuz Gencer, Yunus Kantekin

Bozok University School of Medicine, Ear Nose & Throat Department, Yozgat, Turkey

Received August 5, 2015
Accepted November 4, 2015

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