Intracapsular versus subcapsular coblation tonsillectomy

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Chang, Kay W ^a  

^a LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COBLATION TONSILLECTOMY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRACAPSULAR COBLATION TONSILLECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SUBCAPSULAR COBLATION TONSILLECTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONSILLECTOMY; WONG FACES PAIN SCALE;

EID: 38649114098     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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