Diameter of vessels across the tonsillar capsule as an anatomical consideration for tonsillectomy

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-37

  Lee, Kang Dae ^a   Lee, Hyoung Shin ^a,c   Hong, Jong Chul ^a   Yu, Tai Hyun ^a   Lee, Hwan Ho ^a   Chun, Bong Gwon ^a   Gil, Young Gi ^a   Kim, Kwang Hoon ^b  

^a Kosin University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Kosin University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Blood vessel; Postoperative hemorrhage; Tonsil; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CADAVER; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PALATINE TONSIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; TONSIL; TONSILLECTOMY; VEINS;

EID: 38149028567     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20562     Document Type: Article

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