Washout of 133-xenon as an objective assessment of paranasal sinus ventilation in endoscopic sinus surgery

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 710-717

  Paulsson, Bo ^a   Lindberg, Sven ^b   Ohlin, Per ^a  

^a HELSINGBORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Endoscopic sinus surgery; Nitric oxide; Objective results; Paranasal sinus ventilation; Questionnaire; Xenon

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; XENON 133;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ETHMOIDECTOMY; FACIAL BONE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HALF LIFE TIME; HUMAN; MALE; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASE; POLYPOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HALF-LIFE; HUMANS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASES; PARANASAL SINUSES; PULMONARY VENTILATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; XENON RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 0036340787     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940211100810     Document Type: Article

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