Sternocleidomastoid Muscle Flap Preventing Frey Syndrome following Parotidectomy
✍ Scribed by Wail Queiroz Filho; Rogério A. Dedivitis; Abrão Rapoport; André V. Guimarães
- Book ID
- 105978537
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 113 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-2313
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