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Case Report

Recurrent post-tonsillectomy bleeding due to an iatrogenic facial artery pseudoaneurysm

Kevin J. ChoiDivision of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Department of Surgery, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, USA; View further author information
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Tracy ChengDuke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA; View further author information
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Mary I. H. CobbDepartment of Neurosurgery, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, USAView further author information
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Mirabelle B. SajiseviDivision of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Department of Surgery, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, USA; View further author information
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L. Fernando GonzalezDepartment of Neurosurgery, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, USAView further author information
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Marisa A. RyanDivision of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Department of Surgery, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-6987-4441View further author information
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Pages 103-106 | Received 07 Dec 2016, Accepted 10 May 2017, Published online: 26 May 2017

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