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Sphenopalatine artery ligation with nerve resection in patients with vasomotor rhinitis and polyposis: a prospective, randomized, double-blind investigation

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Pages 525-532 | Received 04 Oct 2011, Accepted 13 Nov 2011, Published online: 16 Feb 2012

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