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Variations in the Course of the Carotid Arteries in Patients with Retropharyngeal Parathyroid Adenomas

G.K. Steinl, R. Yeh, C.M. McManus, J.A. Lee and J.H. Kuo
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6995
G.K. Steinl
aFrom the Department of Surgery, Division of GI/Endocrine Surgery (G.K.S., C.M.M., J.A.L., J.H.K.), Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
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R. Yeh
bDepartment of Radiology (R.Y.), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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C.M. McManus
aFrom the Department of Surgery, Division of GI/Endocrine Surgery (G.K.S., C.M.M., J.A.L., J.H.K.), Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
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aFrom the Department of Surgery, Division of GI/Endocrine Surgery (G.K.S., C.M.M., J.A.L., J.H.K.), Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
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aFrom the Department of Surgery, Division of GI/Endocrine Surgery (G.K.S., C.M.M., J.A.L., J.H.K.), Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
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G.K. Steinl, R. Yeh, C.M. McManus, J.A. Lee, J.H. Kuo
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Feb 2021, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A6995

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