A rare cause of postnasal drip and nasal obstruction: Isolated sphenochoanal polyp
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Investigations
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1309-6621
DOI: 10.5799/ahinjs.01.2015.02.0513