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MOUTH/PHARYNX

Effects of cooling the pharyngeal mucosa after bipolar scissors tonsillectomy on postoperative pain

Arata HoriiDepartment of Otolaryngology, Suita Municipal Hospital;Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of MedicineCorrespondence[email protected]
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Masayuki HiroseDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
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Ryuichi MochizukiDepartment of Otolaryngology, Osaka Kaisei Hospital
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Keisuke YamamotoDepartment of Otolaryngology, Osaka Kaisei Hospital
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Masahiro KawamotoDepartment of Otolaryngology, Osaka Kaisei Hospital
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Tadashi KitaharaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
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Yoshifumi YamamotoDepartment of Otolaryngology, Toyonaka Municipal Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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Takayuki KawashimaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
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Atsuhiko UnoDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
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Takao ImaiDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
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Suetaka NishiikeDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
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Hidenori InoharaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
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Pages 764-768 | Received 20 Jan 2011, Accepted 20 Feb 2011, Published online: 19 Apr 2011

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