Radiofrequency volumetric tissue reduction for treatment of turbinate hypertrophy in children

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 597-601

  O'Connor Reina, Carlos ^a,b   Garcia Iriarte, Maria Teresa ^c   Angel, Diego Gomez ^b   Morente, Juan Carlos Casado ^a   Rodríguez Diaz, Alfonso ^d  

^a Hospital USP Marbella   (Spain)

^b Faculty of Medicine   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

^d Hospital Naval de San Carlos   (Spain)

Author keywords

Pediatric; Radiofrequency; Turbinate hypertrophy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOSE BREATHING; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYMPANOPLASTY; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; ORGAN SIZE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURBINATES;

EID: 33847392502     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2006.12.009     Document Type: Article

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