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Katherine Z Xie1, Andrew J Bowen2, Thomas J O'Byrne3

  • 1Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

概括

针对异常性亚结节狭窄症的激光切除术后的无症状间隔随着每次复发而缩短. 没有先前手术的患者比先前扩张的患者有更长的无症状期.

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