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Case Reports
. 1981 Jun;60(6):342.

[A rare complication: disorder of taste-function after tonsillectomy (author's transl)]

[Article in German]
C Rieder
  • PMID: 7266202
Case Reports

[A rare complication: disorder of taste-function after tonsillectomy (author's transl)]

[Article in German]
C Rieder. Laryngol Rhinol Otol (Stuttg). 1981 Jun.

Abstract

This report presents a rare complication after tonsillectomy--a postoperative noticed impairment of the sense of taste. Due to its course in the parapharyngeal space the glossopharyngeal nerve can be damaged during the operation.

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