Surgical management of adult inferior turbinate hypertrophy: A systematic review of the evidence

Laryngoscope

Volumn 119, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1819-1827

  Batra, Pete S ^a   Seiden, Allen M ^b   Smith, Timothy L ^c  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based review; Inferior turbinate hypertrophy; Inferior turbinate surgery; Nasal obstruction; Radiofrequency ablation; Turbinectomy; Turbinoplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT DISEASE; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CILIARY MOTILITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; IERIOR TURBINATE HYPERTROPHY; LASER SURGERY; NOSE DISEASE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; NOSE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RHINOMANOMETRY; RHINOMETRY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TURBINATE;

ADULT; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHINOMANOMETRY; RHINOMETRY, ACOUSTIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURBINATES;

EID: 70349592164     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.20544     Document Type: Review

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