Treatment of ranula in pediatric patients with intralesional injection of OK-432

Laryngoscope

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 966-969

  Lee, Heung Man ^a   Lim, Hyun Woo ^a   Kang, Hee Joon ^a   Chae, Sung Won ^a   Hwang, Soon Jae ^a   Jung, Kwang Yoon ^a   Woo, Jeong Soo ^a,b  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Children; OK 432; Ranula

Indexed keywords

ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PICIBANIL; SCLEROSING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MUCOCELE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; REVIEW; SCLEROTHERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWELLING; TREATMENT DURATION; ARTICLE; INTRALESIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; MALE; PICIBANIL; RANULA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745254768     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.Mlg.0000216809.90196.83     Document Type: Review

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