Inferior Turbinate Reduction in Children Using Holmium YAG Laser - A Clinical and Histological Study

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 310-314

  Rejali, S D ^a,d   Upile, T ^b   McLellan, D ^c   Bingham, B J G ^a  

^a SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Diathermy; Histology; Laser surgery; Turbinates

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATHERMY; FACIAL BONE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; INFERIOR TURBINATE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MORBIDITY; NOSE SURGERY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TISSUE INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; LASER SURGERY; MALE; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURBINATES;

EID: 1942422607     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20037     Document Type: Review

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