Histomorphologic study of nasal turbinates after surgical treatment: A comparison of laser surgery and radiofrequency-induced thermotherapy effects in animals

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 550-555

  Zborayov, Katarna ^a   Ryka, Ale ^a   Lnsky, Miroslav ^a   Elakovsk, Petr ^a   Janukov, Vanda ^b   Vokurka, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HRADEC KRALOVE   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Diode laser; Histopathology; Hyperplastic nasal turbinate; Nasal obstruction; Radiofrequency induced thermotherapy; Turbinoplasty

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BONE NECROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE LASER; FEMALE; FIBRIN DEPOSITION; GRANULATION TISSUE; HEALING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER SURGERY; NONHUMAN; OSTEOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY INDUCED THERMOTHERAPY; RECANALIZATION; SALIVARY GLAND DISEASE; SQUAMOUS CELL METAPLASIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWINE; THROMBOSIS; TISSUE INJURY; TISSUE REGENERATION; TISSUE REPAIR; TURBINATE; ULCER; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; NOSE MUCOSA; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REGENERATION; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; LASER THERAPY; NASAL MUCOSA; RADIO WAVES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REGENERATION; SWINE; TURBINATES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 67649969890     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: 16512553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016480802325957     Document Type: Article

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