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Mouth/Pharynx

Total versus subtotal tonsillectomy for recurrent tonsillitis – a prospective randomized noninferiority clinical trial

Ulrich KisserDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Clinic Halle, Halle, Germany; Correspondence[email protected]
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Claudia LillDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Evangelical Hospital, Vienna, Austria;
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Christine Adderson-KisserDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Clinic Halle, Halle, Germany;
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Martin PatscheiderDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Munich, Munich, Germany;
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Klaus StelterENT, Head and Neck Surgery, ENT Center Mangfall-Inn, Rosenheim, Germany
Pages 514-520 | Received 06 Dec 2019, Accepted 28 Jan 2020, Published online: 12 Feb 2020

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