Endoscopic potassium-titanyl-phosphate laser treatment for the reduction of hypertrophic inferior nasal turbinate

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 173-176

  Wang, Hsiang Kuan ^a   Tsai, Yao Han ^a   Wu, Yih Yiing ^a   Wang, Pa Chun ^a  

^a CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; ENDOSCOPY; LASER TISSUE INTERACTION; POTASSIUM; TISSUE;

HEMOSTASIS; LASER TREATMENT;

LASER SURGERY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FACIAL BONE; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTROPHY; LASER; LASER COAGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; NOSE TURBINATE HYPERTROPHY; POSTASSIUM TITANYL PHOSPHATE LASER;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURBINATES;

EID: 4243079906     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/1549541041438641     Document Type: Article

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