Management of Zenker's diverticulum and postlaryngectomy pseudodiverticulum with the CO2 laser

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 809-814

  Lippert, Burkard M ^a,b   Folz, Benedict J ^a,b   Rudert, Heinrich H ^a,b   Werner, Jochen A ^a,b  

^a University of Kiel ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNGECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZENKER DIVERTICULUM;

EID: 0032787338     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/hn.1999.v121.a94213     Document Type: Article

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