Comparison of ultrasound turbinate reduction, radiofrequency tissue ablation and submucosal cauterization in inferior turbinate hypertrophy

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 267, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1727-1733

  Gindros, George ^a   Kantas, Ilias ^a   Balatsouras, Dimitrios G ^b   Kaidoglou, Aikaterini ^c   Kandiloros, Dimitris ^d  

^a GGenimmatas General Hospital   (Greece)

^b TZANEIO GENERAL HOSPITAL OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

^c ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Chronic hypertrophic rhinitis; Electrocautery; Nasal obstruction; Radiofrequency; Rhinomanometry; Turbinates, surgery; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; DIATHERMY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; INFERIOR TURBINATE HYPERTROPHY; INFERIOR TURBINATE VOLUME REDUCTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RHINOMANOMETRY; SUBMUCOSAL CAUTERIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND SURGERY; ULTRASOUND TURBINATE REDUCTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHINITIS; TURBINATE; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CATHETER ABLATION; DIATHERMY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS; RHINOMANOMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURBINATES; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 79952199321     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: 14344726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-010-1260-9     Document Type: Article

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