Lingual tonsillectomy for refractory paroxysmal cough

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 63-66

  Lewis, Michael ^a   McClay, John E ^a   Schochet, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Lingual tonsil; Lingual tonsillitis; Paroxysmal cough

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COUGHING; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONGUE TONSIL; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS; WALDEYER RING;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CHILD; COUGH; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; RECURRENCE; TONGUE; TONSIL; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034625706     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5876(00)00302-5     Document Type: Article

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