American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 6 , Pages 442-447 , November 2010

Harmonic Scalpel vs “cold knife” dissection in uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

Received 28 April 2009

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☆ Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest and no financial support for the work. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

PII: S0196-0709(09)00162-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2009.08.009

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 6 , Pages 442-447 , November 2010

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