Jan·sen op·er·a·tion

(yahn'sĕn),

a rarely used surgical procedure for frontal sinus disease. The floor and lower portion of the anterior wall of the frontal sinus are removed, and the mucous membrane is curetted away.

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Jan·sen op·er·a·tion

(yahn'sen op-ĕr-ā'shŭn)

An operation for frontal sinus disease; the lower wall and lower portion of the anterior wall are removed and the mucous membrane is curetted away.

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Jansen,

Albert, German otologist, 1859-1933.

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Jansen operation - an operation for frontal sinus disease, the lower wall and lower portion of the anterior wall being removed and the mucous membrane curetted away.

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