Radiofrequency for the treatment of allergic rhinitis refractory to medical therapy

Laryngoscope

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 673-678

  Lin, Hsin Ching ^a   Lin, Pei Wen ^a   Su, Chih Ying ^a,c   Chang, Hsueh Wen ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Nasal turbinate; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASAL PRURITUS; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; OCULAR PRURITUS; PARESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RADIOSURGERY; RATING SCALE; SNEEZING; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HISTAMINE H2 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; STEROIDS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TURBINATES;

EID: 0344406939     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200304000-00017     Document Type: Article

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