Long-term histologic effects of inferior turbinate laser surgery

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 459-463

  Wexler, David B ^a   Berger, Gilead ^a,b   DeRowe, Ari ^b   Ophir, Dov ^a,b  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GOBLET CELL; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; LASER SURGERY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE MUCOSA; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PATHOLOGY; TIME; TURBINATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GOBLET CELLS; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL MUCOSA; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; TIME; TURBINATES;

EID: 0035319485     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhn.2001.114793     Document Type: Article

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