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Research Article

The role of tensor veli platini muscle (TVP) and levetor veli platini muscle (LVP) in the opening and closing of pharyngeal orifice of Eustachian tube

Bibek GyanwaliDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning Guangxi, PR China
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Heng LiDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning Guangxi, PR China
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Lihong XieDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning Guangxi, PR China
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Meichan ZhuDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning Guangxi, PR China
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Zhenggui WuDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning Guangxi, PR China
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Guangyao HeDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning Guangxi, PR China
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Anzhou TangDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning Guangxi, PR ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 249-255 | Received 27 Aug 2015, Accepted 05 Oct 2015, Published online: 01 Dec 2015

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