Carbon dioxide laser and silver halide infrared transmitting fibers for tympanoplasty: An experimental animal model

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 157-160

  Zilker, Zeev ^a   Nageris, Ben I ^a,c   Feinmesser, Raphael ^a   Fridman, Edward ^a   Ravid, Avi ^b   Kariv, Noam ^b   Katzir, Abraham ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; EARDRUM PERFORATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FIBER OPTICS; GUINEA PIG; LASER SURGERY; METHODOLOGY; MYRINGOPLASTY; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FIBER OPTICS; GUINEA PIGS; LASER SURGERY; MODELS, ANIMAL; MYRINGOPLASTY; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PERFORATION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0035460274     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhn.2001.117867     Document Type: Article

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