Coblation removal of large suprastomal tracheal granulomas

Laryngoscope

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 387-389

  Kitsko, Dennis J ^a   Chi, David H ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Coblation; Pediatric airway; Pediatric tracheotomy; Tracheal granuloma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CANCER SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACHEAL GRANULOMA; TRACHEOTOMY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; METHODOLOGY; TRACHEA DISEASE; TRACHEOSTOMY;

BRONCHOSCOPY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; TRACHEAL DISEASES; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 63249102906     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.20035     Document Type: Article

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