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Cryosurgery in chronic rhinitis
Author(s) -
Ozenberger James M.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-197005000-00004
Subject(s) - cryosurgery , cryotherapy , dermatology , medicine , head and neck , head and neck surgery , surgery , otorhinolaryngology , general surgery
Cryotherapy, a tool of dermatologists for many years, has received increasing attention among otolaryngologists since being “reintroduced” as a surgical technique by Cooper in 1961. 1 Miller 2 and others have studied extensively its value in treatment of tumors of the head and neck. In non‐neoplastic diseases, freezing has been used by House 3 and others for Ménière's syndrome, and by Hill 4,5 for tonsils, nasal polyps, and for epistaxis. The response of tissues to freezing have been summarized by Hanckel. 6