Immediate histological changes in soft palate after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty with CO2, contact Nd: YAG or combined CO2 and ND: YAG laser beams

Acta Oto-Laryngologica, Supplement

Volumn , Issue 529, 1997, Pages 206-209

  Laranne, Jussi ^a   Lagerstedt, Anssi ^a   Pukander, Juhani ^a   Rantala, Immo ^a   Hanamure, Yutaka ^b   Ohyama, Masaru ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Laser surgery; Tissue damage

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; NEODYMIUM LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT PALATE; THERMAL INJURY; TISSUE INJURY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LASER COAGULATION; LASER SURGERY; PALATE; PATHOLOGY; PHARYNX; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; LASER SURGERY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PALATE, SOFT; PHARYNX; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; UVULA;

EID: 0030611798     PISSN: 03655237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016489709124123     Document Type: Conference Paper

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