Beware of a pulsating oropharynx.
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SUBMITTER: Bhandarkar AM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4256650 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Beware of a pulsating oropharynx.
Bhandarkar Ajay M AM Nayak Ramya R Chidambaranathan Nithyanand N Gopinath Divya D
BMJ case reports 20141125
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