The effect of FloSeal on mucosal healing after endoscopic sinus surgery: A comparison with thrombin-soaked gelatin foam

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-55

  Chandra, Rakesh K ^a   Conley, David B ^a   Kern, Robert C ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GELATIN; HEMOSTATIC AGENT; THROMBIN;

ADHESION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EPISTAXIS; ETHMOID SINUS; ETHMOIDECTOMY; FOAM; GRANULATION TISSUE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOTIVATION; NOSE MUCOSA; NOSE SURGERY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGEON; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0037241476     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194589240301700109     Document Type: Article

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