Endoscopic electrosurgical management of posterior epistaxis: Shifting paradigm

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 211-216

  Durr, Dory G ^a,b,c  

^a Centre Hospitalier Anna Laberge   (Canada)

^b Centre Hospitalier Lachine   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrocautery; Electrosurgery; Endoscopy; Epistaxis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANADA; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLIP; ELECTROSURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MAXILLARY ARTERY; OUTPATIENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 14844302368     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2004.00211     Document Type: Article

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