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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Treatment of hypertrophic palatine tonsils using bipolar radiofrequency-induced thermotherapy (RFITT)

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Pages 1176-1181 | Received 06 Nov 2006, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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