Research ArticleHead and Neck Imaging
A Retrospective Analysis of Spontaneous Sphenoid Sinus Fistula: MR and CT Findings
Prashant G. Shetty, Manu M. Shroff, Girish M. Fatterpekar, Dushyant V. Sahani and Milind V. Kirtane
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2000, 21 (2) 337-342;
Prashant G. Shetty
aFrom the Departments of Imaging (P.G.S., M.M.S., G.M.F., D.V.S.) and Otolaryngology (M.V.K.), P.D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, India.
Manu M. Shroff
aFrom the Departments of Imaging (P.G.S., M.M.S., G.M.F., D.V.S.) and Otolaryngology (M.V.K.), P.D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, India.
Girish M. Fatterpekar
aFrom the Departments of Imaging (P.G.S., M.M.S., G.M.F., D.V.S.) and Otolaryngology (M.V.K.), P.D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, India.
Dushyant V. Sahani
aFrom the Departments of Imaging (P.G.S., M.M.S., G.M.F., D.V.S.) and Otolaryngology (M.V.K.), P.D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, India.
Milind V. Kirtane
aFrom the Departments of Imaging (P.G.S., M.M.S., G.M.F., D.V.S.) and Otolaryngology (M.V.K.), P.D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, India.

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A Retrospective Analysis of Spontaneous Sphenoid Sinus Fistula: MR and CT Findings
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