OK-432 injection therapy for plunging ranula

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 99-100

  Muraoka, M ^a   Taniguchi, T ^a   Harada, T ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Injection; OK 432; Ranula; Side effect

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; PICIBANIL;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MUCOCELE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SUBLINGUAL GLAND;

EID: 20444461596     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00238-002-0346-z     Document Type: Article

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