American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 330-333 , September 2007

An extraoral parapharyngeal space approach via vertical ramus osteotomy

Received 26 April 2006

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PII: S0196-0709(06)00251-1

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.10.011

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 330-333 , September 2007

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