Developmental anatomy of the tonsil and its implications for intracapsular tonsillectomy

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-96

  Isaacson, Glenn ^a   Parikh, Tejas ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Embryology; Fetus; Human development; Intracapsular tonsillectomy; Minimally invasive surgery; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ADENOTONSILLAR HYPERTROPHY; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STABILITY; EMBRYO; EPITHELIUM; FETUS; HUMAN; LYMPHOID TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONSIL; TONSIL DISEASE; TONSILLECTOMY;

AGED; AUTOPSY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GERMINAL CENTER; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; INFANT, NEWBORN; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; TONSIL; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 36649003871     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2007.09.021     Document Type: Article

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