Patients with positive allergen test have less favorable outcome after endoscopic microdebrider-assisted inferior turbinoplasty

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 20-23

  Wu, Chen Chi ^a   Lee, Shiann Yann ^a   Hsu, Chuan Jen ^a   Yeh, Te Huei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acoustic rhinometry; Allergen test; Allergic rhinitis; Allergy; Microdebrider; Multiple antigen simultaneous test; Nasal obstruction; Nasal surgery; Turbinoplasty; Visual analog scale

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; LORATADINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERIOR TURBINOPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE CAVITY; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINOMETRY; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; CHILD; DEBRIDEMENT; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINOMETRY, ACOUSTIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURBINATES;

EID: 39749179613     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajr.2008.22.3116     Document Type: Article

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