Advantages and dangers of erbium laser application in stapedotomy

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 207-213

  Hausler R ^a,b   Schar P J ^a   Pratisto, H ^b   Weber, H P ^b   Frenz, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Erbium laser stapedotomy; Fiberoptic erbium laser microhandpiece; Temporary acoustic trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BONE CONDUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EAR SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER; LASER SURGERY; MALE; OTOSCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPEDOTOMY; STAPES; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BONE CONDUCTION; ERBIUM; FEMALE; FIBER OPTICS; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTOSCLEROSIS; STAPES SURGERY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 2442764662     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016489950181684     Document Type: Article

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