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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Medical University of South Carolina, Suite 1130, 135 Rutledge Ave., Charleston, SC, 29425, USA

    Bradford A. Woodworth & Rodney J. Schlosser

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, 1120 Fifteeth Street, 30912-4060, Augusta, USA

    Stilanos E. Kountakis MD

  2. Faculty of Medicine Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hacettepe University, 06100, Ankara, Turkey

    Metin Önerci MD

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Woodworth, B.A., Schlosser, R.J. (2007). Repair of Anterior Skull Base Defects and CSF Leaks. In: Kountakis, S.E., Önerci, M. (eds) Rhinologic and Sleep Apnea Surgical Techniques. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-34020-1_14

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