A scientific review of middle meatal packing/stents

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 302-307

  Weitzel, Erik Kent ^a   Wormald, Peter John ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Absorbable middle meatal stents; Endoscopic sinus surgery; Hyaluronic acid; Middle meatus packing material; Mitomycin C; Nasal adhesions; Nasal packing; Retinoic acid; Sinus surgery hemostasis

Indexed keywords

HEMOSTATIC AGENT;

ADHESION; ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MALE; MEDLINE; MIDDLE MEATAL PACKING; NOSE SURGERY; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SINUSITIS; STENT; TURBINATE;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADHESIVENESS; ANIMALS; GELATIN SPONGE, ABSORBABLE; HUMANS; NASAL CAVITY; NASAL MUCOSA; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASES; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; STENTS;

EID: 45349107714     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajr.2008.22.3171     Document Type: Article

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