Kinetics of olfactory function following endonasal sinus surgery for nasal polyposis

Rhinology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 184-187

  Federspil, Philipp A ^a   Wilhelm Schwenk, Ruth ^b   Constantinidis, Jannis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM SAARBRÜCKEN   (Germany)

^c AHEPA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Middle turbinate resection; Nasal polyposis; Olfaction; Sinus surgery; Steroid treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE POLYP; ODOR; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMELLING; SMELLING DISORDER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL POLYPS; ODORS; OLFACTION DISORDERS; OLFACTORY PERCEPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

EID: 52949147070     PISSN: 03000729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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