Factors affecting outcome of inferior turbinate mucotomy in treatment of postnasal drip syndrome

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 459-463

  Zagólski, Olaf ^a  

^a Medical Center Medicina   (Poland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CHRONIC RHINITIS; DIATHERMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; INFERIOR TURBINATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCOTOMY; NEUTROPHILIC RHINITIS; NONALLERGIC RHINITIS WITH EOSINOPHILIA SYNDROME; NOSE DISEASE; NOSE SURGERY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTNASAL DRIP SYNDROME; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURBINATE; VASOMOTOR RHINITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL MUCOSA; RHINITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURBINATES;

EID: 78649962823     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2010.24.3524     Document Type: Article

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