International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 235-237 , December 2007

Chronic otitis caused by heterotopic brain tissue in pterygopalatine fossa

  • Giuseppe De Donato

      Affiliations

    • Gruppo Otologico Piacenza-Roma, Via Emmanueli 42, 29100 Piacenza, Italy
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  • Alessandro De Stefano

      Affiliations

    • Università degli studi G. d’Annunzio Chieti-Pescara, Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, sezione di Otorinolaringoiatria, Via dei Vestini, 66100 Chieti, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Via Di Palma 10, 74100 Taranto, Italy. Tel.: +39 03475111044/0994520182.
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  • Francesco Dispenza

      Affiliations

    • Università degli studi di Palermo, Dipartimento di Otorinolaringoiatria, Via Paolo Emiliani Giudici, Palermo, Italy
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  • Gautham Kulamarva

      Affiliations

    • Gruppo Otologico Piacenza-Roma, Via Emmanueli 42, 29100 Piacenza, Italy
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  • Enrico Piccirillo

      Affiliations

    • Gruppo Otologico Piacenza-Roma, Via Emmanueli 42, 29100 Piacenza, Italy

Received 17 May 2007 ,Revised 2 July 2007 ,Accepted 3 July 2007.

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PII: S1871-4048(07)00058-5

doi: 10.1016/j.pedex.2007.07.001

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 235-237 , December 2007

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