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Thomas Zheng Jie Teng1,2, Jie Yuin Daphne Low2, Adam Harith Razali3

  • 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore.

まとめ

本システマティックレビューは、唾液腺疾患に対する唾液腺内視鏡検査における周術期ステロイド使用を検証するものである。ステロイドは症状緩和を提供するものの、現在のエビデンスでは標準的な唾液腺内視鏡検査に対する有意な利点を定量的に裏付けるデータが不足している。

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