International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 19-21 , March 2006

Giant tonsillolith in a child

  • Joginder Singh Gulia

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +91 1262 213589.
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  • Virender Singh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Surgery, Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India
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  • Samar Pal Singh Yadav

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India
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  • Anita Hooda

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Anatomy, Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India

Received 9 October 2005 ,Accepted 9 November 2005.

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PII: S1871-4048(05)00010-9

doi: 10.1016/j.pedex.2005.11.003

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 19-21 , March 2006

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