Effects of scalpel, electrocautery, and CO2 and KTP lasers on wound healing in rat tongues

Laryngoscope

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 373-380

  Carew, John F ^a,b   Ward, Robert F ^b   LaBruna, Anthony ^a   Torzilli, Peter A ^c   Schley, W Shain ^b  

^a EAR AND THROAT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CAUTERIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCALPEL; TENSILE STRENGTH; TONGUE DISEASE; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTROCOAGULATION; LASER SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POTASSIUM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TONGUE; WEIGHT LOSS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0031929036     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-199803000-00012     Document Type: Article

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