Coblation tonsillectomy. Results of a pilot study;Coblation-tonsillektomie. Ergebnisse einer pilotstudie

HNO

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 190-197

  Windfuhr, J P ^a   Deck, J C ^a   Krabs, C ^a   Sadra, R ^a   Remmert, S ^a  

^a Malteser Krankenhaus St Anna   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bleeding; Coblation; Complication; Pain; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COBLATION TONSILLECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644974878     PISSN: 00176192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00106-005-1308-0     Document Type: Article

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