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Fat volume is critical when performing fat-plug myringoplasty

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Jin, Zh. Fat volume is critical when performing fat-plug myringoplasty. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 274, 2661–2663 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-017-4458-2

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