Using the carbon dioxide laser for tonsillotomy in children

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-36

  Linder, Arne ^a   Markström, Agneta ^a   Hultcrantz, Elisabeth ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Airway obstruction; Day surgery; Laser; Tonsillar hypertrophy

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 0032856455     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5876(99)00197-4     Document Type: Review

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