American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Pages 13-17 , January 2007

Comparison of microdebrider subcapsular tonsillectomy to harmonic scalpel and electrocautery total tonsillectomy

Presented at ASPO, Las Vegas, NV, May 29, 2005.

Received 3 April 2006

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PII: S0196-0709(06)00110-4

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.06.002

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Pages 13-17 , January 2007

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