Is orbital decompression a safe and effective treatment for Graves' orbitopathy? Commentary

Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 796-797

  Bahn, Rebecca S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ENDOCRINE OPHTHALMOPATHY; EXOPHTHALMOS; EYE PAIN; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOTE; ORBIT DECOMPRESSION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SELF EVALUATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 36348963573     PISSN: 17458366     EISSN: 17458374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpendmet0624     Document Type: Note

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