Telescopic-assisted radiofrequency adenoidectomy: A prospective randomized controlled trial

Laryngoscope

Volumn 115, Issue 1 I, 2005, Pages 162-166

  Shehata, Emad M ^a   Ragab, Sameh M ^a,b   Behiry, Abu Bakr S ^a   Erfan, Fat He A ^a   Gamea, Ahmed M ^a  

^a TANTA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Otolaryngol Head and Neck Surgery   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Adenoidectomy; Controlled; Pediatric; Prospective; Radiofrequency; Randomized; Telescopes

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ANALGESIA; BLEEDING; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; NOSE BREATHING; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOFREQUENCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX DISEASE; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADENOIDECTOMY; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 11844279091     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlg.0000150704.13204.20     Document Type: Review

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