American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 6 , Pages 419-422 , November 2007

Unusual complications of tonsillectomy: a systematic review

  • Samuel C.L. Leong, MRCSEd, DO-HNS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Liverpool University Hospitals and Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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  • Peter D. Karkos, MPhil, AFRCSI, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Liverpool University Hospitals and Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. 36 Hopkinsons Court, Walls Avenue, CH1 4LN Chester, UK. Tel.: +44 790 958 1962.
    • ,
  • Sotirios M. Papouliakos, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
    • ,
  • Maria T. Apostolidou, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, University of Thessalia, Larissa, Greece

Received 21 October 2006

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PII: S0196-0709(06)00272-9

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.10.016

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 6 , Pages 419-422 , November 2007

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