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Research Article

The effect of tonsillotomy on chronic recurrent tonsillitis in children

Elisabeth FokiDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria;
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Rudolf SeemannDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria;
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Klaus StelterDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, ENT Centre Mangfall-Inn, RoMed Clinic Bad Aibling, Rosenheim, Germany
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Claudia LillDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 992-996 | Received 07 Mar 2017, Accepted 11 Apr 2017, Published online: 04 May 2017

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