American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 6 , Pages 472-475 , November 2010

Surgical outcomes and histology findings after tonsillectomy in children with periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and cervical adenitis syndrome

  • Stamatios Peridis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, “Aghia Sophia” Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, “Aghia Sophia” Children's Hospital, Thivon & Mikras Asias, 11527 Athens, Greece.
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  • Emmanouel Koudoumnakis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, “Aghia Sophia” Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece
    • ,
  • Anastasios Theodoridis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, “Aghia Sophia” Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece
    • ,
  • Kalliopi Stefanaki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, “Aghia Sophia” Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece
    • ,
  • George Helmis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, “Aghia Sophia” Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece
    • ,
  • Michael Houlakis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, “Aghia Sophia” Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece

Received 25 March 2009

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PII: S0196-0709(09)00129-X

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2009.06.005

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 6 , Pages 472-475 , November 2010

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