Alterations of nasal mucociliary transport in patients with hypertrophy of the inferior turbinates, deviations of the nasal septum and chronic sinusitis

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 256, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 335-337

  Passali D ^a   Ferri, R ^a   Becchini, G ^a   Passali G C ^a   Bellussi, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Nasal mucociliary transport; Septal deviation; Sinusitis; Turbinate hypertrophy

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; SACCHARIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACIAL BONE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; INFLAMMATION; MUCOCILIARY TRANSPORT; NOSE CAVITY; NOSE SEPTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUSITIS; TIME; VISCOELASTICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CILIARY MOTILITY DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; NASAL MUCOSA; NASAL SEPTUM; REFERENCE VALUES; SINUSITIS; TURBINATES;

EID: 0032885735     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004050050158     Document Type: Article

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