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Posterior Nasal Pack After Transpalatal Excision of Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma: Can It be Avoided?

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The evolution of the packing of postnasal space following transpalatal excision of JNA in the last 7 decades is described and a modification is presented for minimizing the immediate postoperative morbidity.

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Acknowledgement

The authors would like to acknowledge Prof. SC Mishra for his valuable inputs who is currently Professor of Otorhinolaryngology Nepalgunj Medical College, and was the past chairman of Department of Otorhinolaryngology KGMC India. The current write up is a part of the Ph.D. thesis of Professor Anupam Mishra and would hence like to acknowledge Professor Vinod Jain of Department of General Surgery KGMU for his inputs.

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  1. Departments of Otorhinolaryngology, King George Medical University, Lucknow, India

    Anupam Mishra & Veerendra Verma

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Mishra, A., Verma, V. Posterior Nasal Pack After Transpalatal Excision of Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma: Can It be Avoided?. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 71, 278–281 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-018-1267-x

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