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  • Surgical retractors designed to temporarily separate and hold back any of the edges of incisions performed in various nasal and pharyngeal structures, exposing and providing better access to the surrounding anatomic structures. These retractors usually consist of handheld manual instruments in a variety of shapes and sizes; dedicated nasopharyngeal retractors for the palate (both soft and hard palate), the palate pillars, and the uvula palatine are also available. Nasopharyngeal surgical retractors are used in a variety of therapeutic and surgical procedures inside the nose, pharynx, and surrounding anatomic structures. Other dedicated retractors intended to expand the natural distal opening of the mouth to expose the pharynx are usually classified as pharyngeal specula.
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