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Tovmasyan A.S.

Sverzhevsky Research Clinical Institute of Otorhinolaryngology

Klimenko K.E.

Sverzhevsky Research Clinical Institute of Otorhinolaryngology;
Central State Medical Academy of the Presidential Administration;
Central Clinical Hospital with Polyclinic of the Presidential Administration

Aleksanyan T.A.

L.I. Sverzhevskiy Research Institute of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology

Kishinevskiy A.E.

Sverzhevsky Research Clinical Institute of Otorhinolaryngology

Mosin V.V.

Sverzhevsky Research Clinical Institute of Otorhinolaryngology

Shvedov N.V.

Sverzhevsky Research Clinical Institute of Otorhinolaryngology

Ramazanov S.R.

Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University

Zotova P.K.

Sverzhevsky Research Clinical Institute of Otorhinolaryngology

Intranasal stents in endoscopic paranasal sinus surgery: a review of efficacy and safety

Authors:

Tovmasyan A.S., Klimenko K.E., Aleksanyan T.A., Kishinevskiy A.E., Mosin V.V., Shvedov N.V., Ramazanov S.R., Zotova P.K.

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Journal: Russian Bulletin of Otorhinolaryngology. 2025;90(5): 100‑107

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To cite this article:

Tovmasyan AS, Klimenko KE, Aleksanyan TA, et al. Intranasal stents in endoscopic paranasal sinus surgery: a review of efficacy and safety. Russian Bulletin of Otorhinolaryngology. 2025;90(5):100‑107. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/otorino202590051100

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