Comparison of the effectiveness and safety of radiofrequency turbinoplasty and traditional surgical technique in treatment of inferior turbinate hypertrophy

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 972-978

  Cavaliere, Matteo ^a,b   Mottola, Giampiero ^a   Iemma, Maurizio ^a  

^a S G MOSCATI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; ENDOSCOPY; FACIAL BONE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERIOR TURBINATE HYPERTROPHY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY TURBINOPLASTY; RHINOMANOMETRY; SAFETY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINOMANOMETRY; RHINOPLASTY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURBINATES;

EID: 29144438872     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2005.08.006     Document Type: Article

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