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Reply to Dr. Agarwal’s letter to the Editor “Recurrent laryngeal nerve, phonation and voice preservation—energy devices in thyroid surgery—A note of caution”

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Dionigi, G. Reply to Dr. Agarwal’s letter to the Editor “Recurrent laryngeal nerve, phonation and voice preservation—energy devices in thyroid surgery—A note of caution”. Langenbecks Arch Surg 394, 913–914 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00423-009-0512-x

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