Tonsillectomy: A Simple Surgical Procedure?
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Tonsillectomy: a simple surgical procedure?
The current controversial issue is focused on pediatric tonsillectomy, a surgical procedure that is learned early during specialist training and performed by almost all otolaryngologists worldwide. Besides being the most frequent ENT surgery, it is also one of the most frequently performed pediatric surgeries. Having said this, it becomes clear that tonsillectomy must be a simple procedure not ...
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عنوان ژورنال: ORL
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1423-0275,0301-1569
DOI: 10.1159/000348659