American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 87-90 , March 2007

Management of aural foreign body: an evaluative study in 738 consecutive cases

  • Gautam Bir Singh, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of ENT and HNS, Institute of Medical Sciences and Sir Sunderlal Hospital, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. House no-1433/Sector-15, Faridabad-121007, (National Capital Region), Haryana, India. Tel.: +91 95129 2285487/4007550, +91 9839335259 (mobile).
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  • Trilochan Singh Sidhu, MD, DLO, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of ENT and HNS, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India
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  • Arun Sharma, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of ENT and HNS, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India
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  • RUchir Dhawan, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Department of ENT and HNS, Institute of Medical Sciences and Sir Sunderlal Hospital, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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  • Sandeep K. Jha, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Department of ENT and HNS, Institute of Medical Sciences and Sir Sunderlal Hospital, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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  • Nitasha Singh, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Escorts Hospital and Research Centre, Faridabad

Received 7 April 2006

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PII: S0196-0709(06)00126-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.06.018

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 87-90 , March 2007

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