Serious Airway Compromise in Rare Presentation of Posterior Tongue Base Abscess
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Online Journal of Otolaryngology and Rhinology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2688-8238
DOI: 10.33552/ojor.2020.03.000575