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Assessment of laryngopharyngeal reflux and the shape of the Eustachian tube should be considered in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps and chronic otitis media

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Lou, Z. Assessment of laryngopharyngeal reflux and the shape of the Eustachian tube should be considered in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps and chronic otitis media. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 274, 4265–4266 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-017-4684-7

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