Balloon sinuplasty versus surgical management of chronic rhinosinusitis

Current Allergy and Asthma Reports

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 181-187

  Stewart, Alexander E ^a   Vaughan, Winston C ^a  

^a California Sinus Centers   (United States)

Author keywords

Balloon; Chronic sinusitis; Dilation; Endoscopic sinus surgery; Sinuplasty

Indexed keywords

ADENOIDECTOMY; BALLOON CATHETER; BALLOON SINUPLASTY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; REVIEW; RHINOSINUSITIS; SAFETY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

BALLOON DILATATION; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; NASAL MUCOSA; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; PARANASAL SINUSES; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 77952096015     PISSN: 15297322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11882-010-0105-3     Document Type: Review

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