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Some observations on submucous diathermy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

C. J. Woodhead ,
M. H. Wickham ,
G. J. C. Smelt  and
A. W. Macdonald
C. J. Woodhead*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Leicester Royal Infirmary.
M. H. Wickham
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Leicester Royal Infirmary.
G. J. C. Smelt
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Leicester Royal Infirmary.
A. W. Macdonald
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Leicester Royal Infirmary.
*
Mr C. J. Woodhead, F.R.C.S., Registrar in Otolaryngology, St. James's University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds LS9 7TF
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Abstract

Submucosal diathermy (SMD) of the inferior turbinates is widely used, although its effect histologically has not been well shown. We attempted to demonstrate the acute histological changes of SMD by performing it immediately prior to inferior turbinectomy. The results found help to explain the unpredictability of producing a clinical response.

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 103 , Issue 11 , November 1989 , pp. 1047 - 1049
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989

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