Radiofrequency volumetric tissue reduction of the inferior turbinate in a sheep model

Laryngoscope

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 724-729

  Kakarala, Kiran ^a,d   Faquin, William C ^b   Cunningham, Michael J ^c,d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

allergy; general otolaryngology; Sinonasal

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC RHINOMETRY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NOSE MUCOSA; NOSE SURGERY; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY VOLUMETRIC TISSUE REDUCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; SHEEP; SQUAMOUS CELL METAPLASIA; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TISSUE REGENERATION; TURBINATE;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HYPERTROPHY; NASAL MUCOSA; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; PILOT PROJECTS; RHINOMETRY, ACOUSTIC; SHEEP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURBINATES;

EID: 84858750362     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: 15314995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.23201     Document Type: Article

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