A prospective study on pros and cons of electrodissection tonsillectomy

Laryngoscope

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 478-482

  Blomgren, Karin ^a,c   Qvarnberg, Yrjö H ^a   Valtonen, Hannu J ^a,b  

^a JYVÄSKYLÄ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Operative indications; Perioperative period; Postoperative complications; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0035105249     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200103000-00018     Document Type: Article

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