Complications of Microdebrider-Assisted Powered Intracapsular Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy

Laryngoscope

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 297-300

  Sorin, Alexander ^a   Bent, John P ^a   April, Max M ^a   Ward, Robert F ^a  

^a New York Otolaryngology Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications of partial tonsillectomy; Intracapsular tonsillectomy; Microdebrider; Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea; Subtotal tonsillectomy; Tonsillotomy

Indexed keywords

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICRODEBRIDER ASSISTED POWERED INTRACAPSULAR TONSILLECTOMY; PALATOPHARYNGEAL INCOMPETENCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TELEPHONE; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOIDECTOMY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0842277866     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200402000-00022     Document Type: Article

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