Correlation between adenoid-nasopharynx ratio and endoscopic examination of adenoid hypertrophy: A blind, prospective clinical study

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 73, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1532-1535

  Caylakli, Fatma ^a   Hizal, Evren ^a   Yilmaz, Ismail ^a   Yilmazer, Cuneyt ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adenoid; Adenoid nasopharynx ratio; Nasal endoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADENOID; ADENOID HYPERTROPHY; ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIGITAL IMAGING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HARD PALATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PHARYNX DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADENOIDS; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; INFANT; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; ORGAN SIZE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 70349540734     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.07.018     Document Type: Article

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