Slow-release 5-fluorouracil and triamcinolone reduces subglottic stenosis in a rabbit model

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 422-424

  Ingrams, Duncan R ^a,b,c   Ashton, Paul ^b   Shah, Rahul ^b   Dhingra, Jagdish ^b   Shapshay, Stanley M ^b  

^a ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5 fluorouracil; Subglottic stenosis; Triamcinolone acetonide

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SCAR FORMATION; SUBGLOTTIC STENOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0034074895     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940010900413     Document Type: Article

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