Patient quality of life improvements with and without computer assistance in sinus surgery: Outcomes study

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 373-379

  Javer, Amin R ^a   Genoway, Krista A ^a  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic rhinosinusitis; Computer assisted sinus surgery (CASS); Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS); Outcomes measure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINOSINUSITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINUSITIS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846090198     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2006.0083     Document Type: Article

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