Supracricoid laryngectomy as salvage surgery after failure of radiation therapy
✍ Scribed by J. Garcia Lorenzo; X. Leôn Vintro; M. Lôpez Vilas; M. Quer Agusti; Z. Pineiro Aguin
- Book ID
- 119518173
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 118 KB
- Volume
- 82
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-8140
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