Comparison of the effects of radiofrequency tissue ablation, CO2 laser ablation, and partial turbinectomy applications on nasal mucociliary functions

Laryngoscope

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 514-519

  Şapçi, Tarik ^a,b   Şahin, Betül ^a   Karavus, Ahmet ^a   Günter Akbulut, Uǧur ^a  

^a Dept of Otorinol Head/Neck Surg   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Laser; Nasal obstruction; Partial turbinectomy; Radiofrequency; Subjective and objective parameters; Turbinate hypertrophy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MUCOCILIARY TRANSPORT; NOSE MUCOSA; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; NOSE SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; PARTIAL TURBINECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHINOMANOMETRY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINOMANOMETRY; TURBINATES;

EID: 0037336124     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200303000-00022     Document Type: Article

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