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Original Article

Excision of pituitary adenomas: randomized comparison of surgical modalities

A. K. Jain Department of Otolaryngology & Head & Neck Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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Dr A. K. Gupta Department of Otolaryngology & Head & Neck Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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A. Pathak Department of Otolaryngology & Head & Neck Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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A. Bhansali Department of Otolaryngology & Head & Neck Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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J. R. Bapuraj Department of Otolaryngology & Head & Neck Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Pages 328-331 | Received 07 Jul 2006, Accepted 10 Apr 2007, Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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