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Ultrasound-guided drainage of peritonsillar abscess: shoot with your hockey-stick

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Prokofieva, A., Modayil, V., Chiricolo, G. et al. Ultrasound-guided drainage of peritonsillar abscess: shoot with your hockey-stick. Intern Emerg Med 11, 883–884 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-015-1343-0

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