British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 8 , Pages 631-632 , December 2009

The use of foam sclerotherapy for the treatment of head and neck vascular malformations

  • Khaleeq-Ur Rehman

      Affiliations

    • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Birmingham, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: 15 Chapel Street, Lye, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY9 8BT, United Kingdom. Tel.: +44 01384423992.
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  • Ganeshwaran Sittampalam

      Affiliations

    • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Birmingham, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Ian McCafferty

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University Hospital Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Andrew Monaghan

      Affiliations

    • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Birmingham, United Kingdom

,Accepted 7 March 2009.

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PII: S0266-4356(09)00084-9

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.03.007

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 8 , Pages 631-632 , December 2009

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