Long-term results after laser turbinectomy

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 126-134

  Lippert, Burkard M ^a   Werner, Jochen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergy; CO2 laser; Hypertrophic turbinates; Long term results; Nd:YAG laser; Vasomotoric rhinitis

Indexed keywords

DECONGESTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; FACIAL BONE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031887981     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9101(1998)22:2<126::AID-LSM9>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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