Partial laser turbinectomy: Two year outcomes in patients with allergic and non-allergic rhinitis

Rhinology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 81-84

  Sandhu, A S ^a,b   Temple, R H ^a   Timms, M S ^a  

^a ROYAL BLACKBURN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergic; Laser turbinectomy; Non allergic; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACIAL BONE; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE SURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURBINECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INHALATION; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURBINATES;

EID: 3042658735     PISSN: 03000729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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