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LARY Laryngoscope · 2006

Long-term comparison between submucosal cauterization and powered reduction of the inferior turbinates

Joniau S, Wong I, Rajapaksa S, Carney SA, Wormald PJ.

In the archive as a landmark paper: the core sweep runs 2011–2026, and this one is here because the history of rhinoplasty rests on it · cited on turbinate surgery.

PubMed 16954990Publisher (DOI)

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“To evaluate the results of powered turbinoplasty and to compare these with submucosal cauterization of the inferior turbinates. Study Design: Prospective, randomized, comparative surgical trial. Methods: Nineteen patients with medication-resistant chronic nasal obstruction caused by inferior turbinate hypertrophy were…”

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PubMed
16954990
Journal
Laryngoscope
Year
2006
Authors
5
Type
Comparative Study, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial
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