American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 4 , Pages 346-348 , July 2011

Autologous cartilage injection for the patulous eustachian tube

  • Soo-Keun Kong, MD
    • ,
  • Il-Woo Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital Beouhri, Mulgeump, Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam-do, 626-813 South Korea. Tel.: +82 55 360 2651; fax: +82 55 360 2930.
    • ,
  • Eui-Kyung Goh, MD
    • ,
  • Sung-Hwan Park, MD

Received 3 March 2010

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PII: S0196-0709(10)00069-4

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2010.03.008

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 4 , Pages 346-348 , July 2011

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