Comparison of conventional instruments and mechanical debriders for surgery of patients with chronic sinusitis

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 197-202

  Selivanova, Oksana ^a   Kuehnemund, Matthias ^a   Mann, Wolf J ^a   Amedee, Ronald G ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; SACCHARIN; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE MARKER; ENDOSCOPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MUCOCILIARY TRANSPORT; NOSE POLYP; NOSE SURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RECURRENT INFECTION; RHINOSINUSITIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0041383991     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194589240301700404     Document Type: Article

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