Application of carbon dioxide and erbium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet lasers in inner ear surgery: An experimental study

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 400-409

  Kiefer, Jan ^a,b   Tillein, Jochen ^a   Ye, Qing ^a   Klinke, Rainer ^a   Gstoettner, Wolfgang ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cochlear implant; Inner ear; Laser; Stapedotomy; Stapesplasty

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; COCHLEA; COCHLEOSTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRILL; EAR SURGERY; ENERGY TRANSFER; ERBIUM YAG LASER; EXPERIMENTAL SURGERY; GUINEA PIG; HEATING; LASER SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ALUMINUM; ANIMALS; AUDIOMETRY, EVOKED RESPONSE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CARBON DIOXIDE; COCHLEA; ERBIUM; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; LASER SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YTTRIUM;

EID: 4043116446     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129492-200405000-00033     Document Type: Article

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