Pediatric tonsillectomy with bipolar electrosurgical scissors

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 291-295

  Isaacson, Glenn ^a   Szeremeta, Wasyl ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSURGERY; HUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 0031667937     PISSN: 01960709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0709(98)90000-X     Document Type: Article

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