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  1. Otology and Neurotology Division, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

    John L. Dornhoffer

  2. Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, HELIOS Hospital, Krefeld, Germany

    Rudolf Leuwer

  3. Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Klinikum Fulda, Fulda, Germany

    Konrad Schwager

  4. Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Pinneberg, Germany

    Sören Wenzel

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Dornhoffer, J.L., Leuwer, R., Schwager, K., Wenzel, S. (2014). Tubal Function from a Middle Ear Surgeon’s Viewpoint. In: A Practical Guide to the Eustachian Tube. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78638-2_4

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