Gold laser adenoidectomy: Long-term safety and efficacy results

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 829-831

  Ida, Jonathan B ^a   Worley, N Knight ^a   Amedee, Ronald G ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenoidectomy; Chronic otitis media; Laser; Otorrhea

Indexed keywords

GOLD;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC OTITIS MEDIA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION; OTORRHEA; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOIDECTOMY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID OTORRHEA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; GOLD; HUMANS; INFANT; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67349120228     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.02.020     Document Type: Article

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