CO2 laser resurfacing of intraoral lymphatic malformations: A 10-year experience

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1358-1361

  Glade, Robert S ^a   Buckmiller, Lisa M ^b  

^a Children's Hospital Oklahoma City   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

CO2 laser; Lymphatic malformation; Tongue lymphatic malformation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INFANT; LASER SURGERY; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOUTH DISEASE; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; STOMACH TUBE; SWELLING; AGE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FOLLOW UP; LASER; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RETREATMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TONGUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, GAS; LYMPHATIC ABNORMALITIES; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; TONGUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69249213574     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.06.013     Document Type: Article

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