Endoscopic Treatment of Epistaxis from the Anterior Ethmoidal Artery: ORL Service Experience at PUCPR
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*** Otorhinolaryngologist at the Hospital Cajuru PUCPR. Otorhinolaryngologist of the ORL Service of PUC PR Hospital Cajuru and Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Curitiba. ** Head Professor of the Otorhinolaryngology Discipline of PUC PR. Head of the Otorhinolaryngology Service at PUC PR. ** Assistant Professor of the ORL Discipline of PUC PR. Preceptor Doctor of the ORL Residence of PUC PR. **** Resident Doctor in ORL PUCPR.
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