The macroscopic and microscopic effects of radiofrequency injury in the porcine tongue: A pilot study

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 408-412

  Ge, Norman N ^a   Schalch, Paul ^a   Senders, Craig W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TILETAMINE PLUS ZOLAZEPAM;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; PILOT STUDY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; TONGUE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWINE; TONGUE; TONGUE DISEASES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 68949201545     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2009.05.012     Document Type: Article

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