Pre- and postoperative evaluation by acoustic rhinometry of children submitted to adenoidectomy or adenotonsillectomy

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 311-316

  Marques, Viviane Camargo ^a   Anselmo Lima, Wilma T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acoustic rhinometry; Adenotonsillectomy; Hypertrophy of the adenoids; Nasal obstruction

Indexed keywords

ADENOID; ADENOID HYPERTROPHY; ADENOIDECTOMY; ADENOTONSILLAR HYPERTROPHY; ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RHINOMETRY; SURGICAL PATIENT;

EID: 1042287045     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2003.10.017     Document Type: Article

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