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Endonasal procedures in endocanalicular dacryocystorhinostomy

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Eskisehir Osmangazi University Medical Faculty, Eskisehir, Turkey

    Hikmet Basmak & Huseyin Gursoy

  2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Eskisehir Osmangazi University Medical Faculty, Eskisehir, Turkey

    Hamdi Cakli

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Basmak, H., Cakli, H. & Gursoy, H. Endonasal procedures in endocanalicular dacryocystorhinostomy. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 250, 1251–1252 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-011-1833-3

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