International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 73, Issue 12 , Pages 1650-1652 , December 2009

Effectiveness of transnasal endoscopic powered adenoidectomy in patients with choanal adenoids

  • Khalid A. Al-Mazrou

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Otolaryngology, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, King Saud University & University Hospitals, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, King Abdul Aziz University Hospital, PO Box 245, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia. Tel.: +966 1 477 5735; fax: +966 1 477 5748.
    • ,
  • Abdulaziz Al-Qahtani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Military Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    • ,
  • Abdulrhman I. Al-Fayez

      Affiliations

    • College of Medicine, King Saud bin A/Aziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Received 29 April 2009 ,Revised 11 August 2009 ,Accepted 11 August 2009.

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PII: S0165-5876(09)00430-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.08.019

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 73, Issue 12 , Pages 1650-1652 , December 2009

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