Effects of prednisone and ibuprofen on radio frequency volume tissue reduction in a rabbit model

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 968-971

  Han, Joseph K ^a   Woodson, B Tucker ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrosurgery; Muscle; Obstructive sleep apnea; Radio frequency; Tissue ablation; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN; PREDNISONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EDEMA; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE MASS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RADIOFREQUENCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036847098     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940211101103     Document Type: Article

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