Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 69, Issue 9 , Pages 423-427 , September 2006

Postoperative Auricular Perichondritis After an Endaural Approach Tympanoplasty

  • Chih-Chieh Tseng

      Affiliations

    • Section of Otolaryngology, Yuan-Shan Veterans Hospital, Ilan, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Department of Otolaryngology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • An-Suey Shiao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr An-Suey Shiao, Department of Otolaryngology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 23 January 2006 ,Accepted 4 July 2006.

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PII: S1726-4901(09)70285-0

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70285-0

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 69, Issue 9 , Pages 423-427 , September 2006

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