Vocal process granuloma: Clinical characterization, treatment and evolution

Revista Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 494-498

  Lemos, Elza Maria ^b   Sennes, Luiz Ubirajara ^a   Imamura, Rui ^a   Tsuji, Domingos H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Granuloma; Vocal fold; Vocal process

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; OMEPRAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; INTUBATION; LARYNGOPHARYNGEAL REFLUX; LARYNX; LARYNX TUMOR; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; REVIEW; SPEECH THERAPY; STEROID THERAPY; TOPICAL TREATMENT; VOCAL CORD;

EID: 31544433127     PISSN: 00347299     EISSN: 00347299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-72992005000400016     Document Type: Review

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