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Research Article

Effectiveness of Kobayashi plug for 252 ears with chronic patulous Eustachian tube

Toshiaki KikuchiDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan; ;Department of Otolaryngology, Japan Community Health Care Organization (JCHO) Sendai-Hospital, Sendai, Japan;
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Ryoukichi IkedaDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan; ;Sen-En Rifu Otological Surgery Center, Miyagi, Japan; Correspondence[email protected]
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Hidetoshi OshimaDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan;
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Iori TakataDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan;
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Tetsuaki KawaseDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan;
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Takeshi OshimaDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan
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Yukio KatoriDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan;
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Toshimitsu KobayashiDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan; ;Sen-En Rifu Otological Surgery Center, Miyagi, Japan;
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Pages 253-258 | Received 09 Jul 2016, Accepted 26 Aug 2016, Published online: 26 Sep 2016

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