Nasal obstruction following septorhinoplasty: How well does acoustic rhinometry work?

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 270, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 609-613

  Edizer, Deniz Tuna ^a   Erisir, Ferhat ^b   Alimoglu, Yalcin ^b   Gokce, Seher ^b  

^a Bayrampasa State Hospital   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acoustic rhinometry; Nasal airway; Septorhinoplasty; Symptom score

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC RHINOMETRY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENT EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOSE BREATHING; NOSE CAVITY; NOSE MUCOSA; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; NOSE SEPTUM RECONSTRUCTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; NASAL SEPTUM; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RHINOMETRY, ACOUSTIC; RHINOPLASTY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878374322     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: 14344726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-012-2102-8     Document Type: Article

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