Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 26-34 , March 2010

Surgical resection of the nasopharynx

  • Jimmy J. Brown, MD, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Southern California Permanente Group, Anaheim Medical Center, Anaheim, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Jimmy J. Brown, MD, DDS, Department of Otolaryngology, Medical College of Georgia, 1120 Fifteenth St, BP-4109, Augusta, GA 30912-4060
    • ,
  • Willard E. Fee Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Stanford University Medical Center, Cancer Center, Stanford, California

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doi: 10.1016/j.otot.2009.08.001

Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 26-34 , March 2010

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