1. [Treatment of epistaxis by radiofrequency].
- Author
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Tang QL, Yin TF, and Lu YD
- Subjects
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Catheter Ablation, Epistaxis surgery
- Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the therapeutic effect of radiofrequency on epistaxis., Method: Three hundred and ten patients with epistaxis were treated with radiofrequency and Nd:YAG laser, respectively., Result: The effective rate of radiofrequency was 88.8%, Nd:YAG laser 90.5%., Conclusion: The therapeutic effects of epistaxis by radiofrequency and ND:YAG laser are similar, but radiofrequency is simpleier, easy to perform, more and useful than Nd:YAG laser.
- Published
- 2001