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  1. Department of Plastic Surgery, Sisters of Mercy Hospital, Seilerstaette 4, 4020, Linz, Austria

    Georg M. Huemer & Thomas Hintringer

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Huemer, G.M., Hintringer, T. Symmetric Lacrimal Gland Herniation Mistreated by Simple Excision. Aesth Plast Surg 32, 403–404 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-007-9054-1

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