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. 2025 Jan;50(1):143-149.
doi: 10.1111/coa.14222. Epub 2024 Sep 5.

Efficacy and Safety of In-Office Transnasal Oesophagoscopy and Balloon Dilatation for Patients Presenting With High Dysphagia: A 6-Year Retrospective Analysis

Chang Woo Lee  1 , Virginia Fancello  1 , Alex Dando  1 , Fenella Bennett  1 , Virginia Ludwig  1 , Kate J Heathcote  1
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Efficacy and Safety of In-Office Transnasal Oesophagoscopy and Balloon Dilatation for Patients Presenting With High Dysphagia: A 6-Year Retrospective Analysis

Chang Woo Lee et al. Clin Otolaryngol. 2025 Jan.
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