The Efficacy of Stellate Ganglion Block in Sensorineural Anosmia Patients Unresponsive to Steroid Therapy
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Moon, Ho Sik
(Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine)
Lee, Hae Jin (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) Sung, Choon Ho (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) Lim, Su Jin (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) Choi, Jin Hwan (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) |
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