Septectomy and septal dermoplasty for the treatment of severe transfusion-dependent epistaxis in patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia and septal perforation

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 312-315

  Lesnik, Gregory T ^a   Ross, Douglas A ^a   Henderson, Katharine J ^a   Joe, John K ^a   Leder, Steven B ^a   White Jr , Robert I ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epistaxis; HHT; Outcome; Quality of life; Septal dermoplasty; Septectomy; Surgical technique

Indexed keywords

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPISTAXIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; NOSE SEPTUM PERFORATION; NOSE SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENDU OSLER WEBER DISEASE; REVIEW; SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; EPISTAXIS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; NASAL SEPTUM; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TELANGIECTASIA, HEREDITARY HEMORRHAGIC;

EID: 34250877840     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajr.2007.21.3017     Document Type: Review

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