Radiofrequency for inferior turbinate hypertrophy: Could its long-term effect be predicted with a preoperative topical vasoconstrictor drop test?

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 32-35

  Yilmaz, Metin ^a   Kemaloǧlu, Yusuf K ^a,b   Baysal, Elif ^a   Tutar, Hakan ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFERIOR TURBINATE HYPERTROPHY; MALE; NOSE DISEASE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 33645213316     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194589240602000106     Document Type: Article

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