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Inlay butterfly cartilage tympanoplasty in dry central perforated chronic otitis media

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  1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Affiliated YiWu Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, 699 Jiangdong Road, Yiwu, 322000, Zhejiang, China

    Zheng-Cai Lou

  2. Department of Clinical Medicine, Xinxiang Medical University, Henan, 453003, China

    Zihan Lou

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Lou, ZC., Lou, Z. Inlay butterfly cartilage tympanoplasty in dry central perforated chronic otitis media. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 274, 1765–1767 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-016-4342-5

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