Endoscopic Assisted Styloidectomy - Indigenous Approach
Abstract
An individual with vague pain in the upper neck, after being treated with multitude of therapies, allopathy and alternative medicine, most likely is a victim of the “Eagle’s syndrome”. An endoscopic assisted surgical intervention provides relief and solace to many.
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