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  1. Georgia Nasal & Sinus Institute, Suite 112, 4750 Waters Avenue, Savannah, GA, 31404-6220, USA

    Frederick A. Kuhn, Christopher T. Melroy & Shridhar Ventrapragada

  2. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 6th Floor, Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 601 N. Caroline Street, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA

    Marc G. Dubin

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, 1120 Fifteeth Street, 30912-4060, Augusta, USA

    Stilanos E. Kountakis MD

  2. Faculty of Medicine Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hacettepe University, 06100, Ankara, Turkey

    Metin Önerci MD

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Kuhn, F.A., Melroy, C.T., Dubin, M.G., Ventrapragada, S. (2007). Frontal Sinus Instrumentation. In: Kountakis, S.E., Önerci, M. (eds) Rhinologic and Sleep Apnea Surgical Techniques. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-34020-1_3

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