Volume reduction of tonsil hyperplasia in childhood with a surgical ultrasound device;Volumenreduktion bei tonsillenhyperplasie im kindesalter durch ein operatives ultraschallsystem

Laryngo- Rhino- Otologie

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 177-183

  Chatziavramidis, Angelos ^a   Constantinidis, J ^b   Gennadiou, D ^a   Derwisis, D ^a   Sidiras, T ^c  

^a Städtisches Krankenhaus Giannitsa   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c Theageneio Krankenhaus   (Greece)

Author keywords

Childhood; Coblation; Hyperplasia; Obstructive sleep apnea; Tonsil; Ultrasound; Volume reduction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; TONSIL DISEASE; TONSIL HYPERPLASIA; ULTRASOUND; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; WOUND HEALING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HYPERPLASIA; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TIME; TONSIL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TIME FACTORS; TONSIL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 34147145985     PISSN: 09358943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-944754     Document Type: Article

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