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Caldwell-Luc operation

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Cald·well-Luc operation (kôldwllk, -lük)
n.
An intraoral surgical opening into the maxillary antrum through the fossa above the maxillary premolar teeth.
Caldwell-Luc operation Intraoral antrostomy ENT An operation intended to relieve chronic sinusitis by improving maxillary sinus drainage, creating an opening into the upper jaw above a 2nd molar; once drained, the neofistula is allowed to heal closed


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