Is there objective evidence that septal surgery improves nasal airflow?

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 120, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 916-920

  Singh, Arvind ^a,c   Patel, N ^a   Kenyon, G ^a   Donaldson, G ^b  

^a WHIPPS CROSS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic; Nasal septum; Operative; Respiratory function tests; Review; Rhinomanometry; Rhinometry; Surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; NOSE AIRFLOW; NOSE AIRWAY RESISTANCE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; NOSE SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RHINOMANOMETRY; RHINOMETRY; STANDARDIZATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; HUMANS; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; NASAL SEPTUM; RHINOMANOMETRY; RHINOMETRY, ACOUSTIC;

EID: 33845267782     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215106003410     Document Type: Article

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