Ultrasonic (harmonic) scalpel tonsillectomy

Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 65-67

  Willging, J Paul ^a,b   Wiatrak, Brian J ^a,b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CAUTERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERATOR; HEMOSTASIS; HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYSIS; MORBIDITY; PIEZOELECTRICITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SCALPEL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 0036521301     PISSN: 10431810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/otot.2002.31398     Document Type: Article

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