A comparison of mucosal incisions made by scalpel, CO2 laser, electrocautery, and constant-voltage electrocautery

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 379-385

  Liboon, J ^a   Funkhouser, W ^a   Terris, D J ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; INCISION; SCALPEL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0030968484     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0194-5998(97)70277-8     Document Type: Article

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