Endoscopic Ligation of the Anterior Ethmoid Artery†
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Steven D. Pletcher MD
Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Steven D. Pletcher, MD, 400 Parnassus Avenue, ACC 7th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94143-0342, U.S.A.Search for more papers by this authorRalph Metson MD
Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Steven D. Pletcher MD
Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Steven D. Pletcher, MD, 400 Parnassus Avenue, ACC 7th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94143-0342, U.S.A.Search for more papers by this authorRalph Metson MD
Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Search for more papers by this authorPresented at the Meeting of the Combined Sections of the Triological Society, Marco Island, FL, February 18, 2007.
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