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Board Certification
American Board of Otolaryngology (Sub: Neurotology)American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck SurgeryNational Board of Medical ExaminersPatient Rating
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Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.October 30, 2024UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSHe is a great MD.
October 29, 2024UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSVery kind, detailed, and professional. Highly recommend.
October 19, 2024UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSDr Patel is always very kind and friendly. He is very knowledgeable and has always welcomed my questions. Thank you for making sure to have this specialist on your team. He was willing to help me even another specialist was not. My surgery was a success and I'm so grateful he was willing to help me.
October 19, 2024UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSHe is a wonderful person and a surgeon. The whole process was esy and painless
October 15, 2024UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSDr. Patel was amazing! From first meeting him to his explaining my situation, going over reports and outlining options and outcomes, all interaction showed his professionalism and knowledge in an open, positive and friendly manner. I truly felt cared for. There was no question that he wants to provide the best possible outcome for me in my situation.
October 01, 2024UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSI appreciated Dr.Patel and his comforting manner to help me understand any questions I had. He made me feel good and was willing to take the time with me. Thank you so much.
September 22, 2024UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSDr.Patel listened to me and took my concerns into consideration. He seems to care about me as a person and wants to provide the best outcome possible. I appreciate the care and dedication he offers and look forward to having him take over care for my ear issues.
September 10, 2024UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSI really liked how he told me what he was going to do when I had surgery. What to expect after surgery. Following up afterwards.
September 10, 2024UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSVery caring and thorough.
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Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery -Primary Neurosurgery -Adjunct Board Certification American Board of Otolaryngology (Sub: Neurotology)American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck SurgeryNational Board of Medical ExaminersEducation history
Fellowship Neurotology - Mayo Clinic College of Medicine & Science Fellow Otorhinolaryngology - Mayo Clinic College of Medicine & Science Chief Resident Residency Otorhinolaryngology - Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Resident Medicine - Ļć½¶ŹÓʵ of Illinois College of Medicine M.D. Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering - Duke Ļć½¶ŹÓʵ B.S. Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Patel NS (2024). The Operating Room Is a Noisy Place. Foot Ankle Int, 10711007241292031. ()
- Bellamkonda N, Tooker EL, Naumer A, Buchmann LO, Kohlmann W, McCrary HC, Patel NS, Espahbodi M (2024). Management of bilateral head and neck paragangliomas at a single-institution across four decades. Head Neck. ()
- Ewer N, Espahbodi M, Pitt C, Patel NS (2024). Hearing outcomes following reimplantation of functional legacy cochlear implants. Am J Otolaryngol, 45(4), 104346. ()
- Tooker EL, Espahbodi M, Durham AR, Gurgel RK, Patel NS (2024). Staged implantation of active transcutaneous bone conduction hearing devices (BCHD) after explantation of older generation bone anchored hearing aids (BAHAs): Surgical outcomes and approach to management. Am J Otolaryngol, 45(4), 104328. ()
- Tooker EL, Hamilton CA, Takkoush S, Espahbodi M, Patel NS, Gurgel RK (2024). Comparing Approaches for Repair of Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. ()
- Babajanian EE, Cervantes MM, Gordon SA, Johnson KM, Horn ML, Patel NS, Gurgel RK (Feb 2024). Understanding Patient Utilization Patterns of Cochlear Implant Processors. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol, 34894241234589. PMID 38384240. ()
- Marinelli JP, Herberg HA, Moore LS, Yancey KL, Kay-Rivest E, Casale GG, Durham A, Khandalavala KR, Lund-Johansen M, Kosaraju N, Lohse CM, Patel NS, Gurgel RK, Babu SC, Golfinos JG, Roland JT Jr, Hunter JB, Kutz JW Jr, Santa Maria PL, Link MJ, Tveiten V, Carlson ML (Feb 2024). Salvage Microsurgery Following Failed Primary Radiosurgery in Sporadic Vestibular Schwannoma. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, PMID 38358763. ()
- Carlson ML, Lohse CM, Agazzi S, Babu SC, Barker FG, Barnett S, Bi WL, Biggs N, Boahene KD, Breen JT, Brown KD, Cay-Thomasen P, Cosetti MK, Deep NL, Dey JK, Dornhoffer JR, Forner D, Gurgel RK, Hansen MR, Hunter JB, Kalamarides M, Kim IA, King AT, Kircher ML, Lassaletta L, Link MJ, Lloyd SKW, Lund-Johansen M, Marinelli JP, Matthies C, Mehta V, Moore EJ, Nassiri AM, Neff BA, Nelson RF, Olson JJ, Patel NS, Celda MP, Plitt AR, Price DL, Thomas Roland J Jr, Sweeney AD, Tasche KK, Tatagiba M, Tveiten, Van Gompel JJ, Vrabec JT, Wanna GB, Weisskopf PA (2023). Rationale for the Development of a Novel Clinical Grading Scale for Postoperative Facial Nerve Function: Results of a Multidisciplinary International Working Group. PMID 37875014. Otol Neurotol, 44(10), e747-e754. ()
- Tooker EL, Wiggins RH 3rd, Espahbodi M, Naumer A, Buchmann LO, Greenberg SE, Patel NS (2023). The Natural History of Observed SDHx -Related Head and Neck Paragangliomas Using Three-Dimensional Volumetric Tumor Analysis. Otol Neurotol, 44(9), 931-940. ()
- Buhle AC, McCrary HC, Gordon SA, Johnson KM, Babajanian EE, Patel NS (2023). Expanding Understanding of Electrocochleography in Cochlear Implantation: Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder With Normal Pure Tone Average. Otol Neurotol Open, 3(2), e035. ()
- Macielak RJ, Selleck AM, Kocharyan A, Hunter JB, Patro A, Perkins EL, Hamilton CA, Patel NS, Gurgel RK, Sweeney AD, Brown KD, Link MJ, Carlson ML (2023). Approach to Cochlear Implantation in Patients With Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 168(6), 1485-1493. ()
- Macielak RJ, Kull AJ, Carlson ML, Patel NS (2022). Disease recidivism after subtotal petrosectomy and ear canal closure. Am J Otolaryngol, 44(2), 103743. ()
- Budohoski KP, Rennert RC, Gordon SA, Raheja A, Brandon C, Henson JC, Azab MA, Patel NS, Karsy M, Gurgel RK, Shelton C, Couldwell WT (2022). Factors associated with hearing outcomes after a middle fossa approach in 131 consecutive patients with vestibular schwannomas. J Neurosurg, 1-10. ()
- Gurgel RK, Couldwell WT, Patel NS, Cannon-Albright LA (2022). Is There an Inherited Contribution to Risk for Sporadic Unilateral Vestibular Schwannoma? Evidence of Familial Clustering. Otol Neurotol, 43(10), e1157-e1163. ()
- Marinelli JP, Patel NS, Lohse CM, Lane JI, Carlson ML (2022). Cochlear promontory anatomy relevant to development of subendosteal and transpromontory electrodes using 192-section ultra-high resolution temporal bone CT imaging. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol, 7(6), 2084-2087. ()
- Babajanian EE, Carmichael EC, Gordon SA, Patel NS, Gurgel RK (2022). Cochlear Implantation in Patients With Known Cognitive Impairment: What Are the Benefits? Otol Neurotol, 43, 1144-1148. ()
- Cole KL, Babajanian E, Anderson R, Gordon S, Patel N, Dicpinigaitis AJ, Kazim SF, Bowers CA, Gurgel RK (2022). Association of Baseline Frailty Status and Age With Postoperative Complications After Cochlear Implantation: A National Inpatient Sample Study. Otol Neurotol, 43, 1170-1175. ()
- Aylward A, Gordon SA, Murphy-Meyers M, Allen CM, Patel NS, Gurgel RK (2023). Caregiver Quality of Life After Cochlear Implantation in Older Adults. Otol Neurotol, 43(2), e191-e197. ()
- Gordon SA, Nassiri AM, Driscoll CL, Carlson ML, Patel NS (2021). Auricular Cartilage Resection for Treatment-Refractory Idiopathic Chronic Chondritis: A Case Series. PMID 34889844. Otol Neurotol, 43(1), e92-e96. ()
- Macielak RJ, Barnes JH, Van Gompel JJ, Neff BA, Link MJ, Driscoll CL, Carlson ML, Patel NS (2021). Degree of preoperative hearing loss predicts time to early mobilization following vestibular schwannoma microsurgery. PMID 33915514. Am J Otolaryngol, 42(6), 103073. ()
- Nassiri AM, Benson JC, Doerfer KW, Perkins EL, Sweeney AD, Patel NS, Babu SC, Rivas A, Lane JI, Carlson ML (2021). Absent pyramidal eminence and stapedial tendon associated with congenital stapes footplate fixation: Intraoperative and radiographic findings. PMID 34171699. Am J Otolaryngol, 42(6), 103144. ()
- Gordon SA, Aylward A, Patel NS, Bowers C, Presson AP, Smith KR, Foster NL, Gurgel RK (2021). Does Frailty or Age Increase the Risk of Postoperative Complications Following Cochlear Implantation? PMID 34595366. OTO Open, 5(3), 2473974X211044084. ()
- Barnes JH, Patel NS, Lohse CM, Tombers NM, Link MJ, Carlson ML (2021). Impact of Treatment on Vestibular Schwannoma-Associated Symptoms: A Prospective Study Comparing Treatment Modalities. PMID 33494647. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 165(3), 458-464. ()
- Patel NS, Carlson ML, Link MJ, Neff BA, Van Gompel JJ, Driscoll CLW (2021). Cochlear implantation after radiosurgery for vestibular schwannoma. PMID 34250789. J Neurosurg, 135(1), 126-135. ()
- Aylward A, Murphy-Meyers M, Allen CM, Patel NS, Gurgel RK (2021). Frailty and Quality of Life After Cochlear Implantation in Older Adults. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 166, 1945998211004589. ()
- Rinaldo L, Patel NS, Driscoll CLW, Link MJ (2020). Anterior Petrosal Approach for Enlarging Previously Radiated Recurrent Trigeminal Schwannoma: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown), 20(5), E353. ()
- Carlson ML, Barnes JH, Nassiri A, Patel NS, Tombers NM, Lohse CM, Van Gompel JJ, Neff BA, Driscoll CLW, Link MJ (2020). Prospective Study of Disease-Specific Quality-of-Life in Sporadic Vestibular Schwannoma Comparing Observation, Radiosurgery, and Microsurgery. Otol Neurotol, 42(2), e199-e208. ()
- Fussell WL, Patel NS, Carlson ML, Neff BA, Watson RE, Lane JI, Driscoll CLW (2020). Cochlear Implants and Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Experience With Over 100 Studies Performed With Magnets in Place. Otol Neurotol, 42(1), 51-58. ()
- Saoji AA, Adkins WJ, Olund AP, Graham M, Patel NS, Neff BA, Carlson ML, Driscoll CLW (2020). Increase in cochlear implant electrode impedances with the use of electrical stimulation. Int J Audiol, 59(11), 881-888. ()
- Patel NS, Huang AE, Dowling EM, Lees KA, Tombers NM, Lohse CM, Marinelli JP, Van Gompel JJ, Neff BA, Driscoll CLW, Link MJ, Carlson ML (2020). The Influence of Vestibular Schwannoma Tumor Volume and Growth on Hearing Loss. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 162(4), 530-537. ()
- Huang AE, Adkins WJ, Patel NS (2019). Cochlear Implantation in Craniometaphyseal Dysplasia. Otol Neurotol, 41(3), e317-e321. ()
- Patel NS, Saoji AA, Olund AP, Carlson ML (2020). Monitoring Cochlear Nerve Integrity During Vestibular Schwannoma Microsurgery in Real-Time Using Cochlear Implant Evoked Auditory Brainstem Response and Streaming Neural Response Imaging. Otol Neurotol, 41(2), e201-e207. ()
- Saoji AA, Patel NS, Carlson ML, Neff BA, Koka K, Tarigoppula VSA, Driscoll CLW (2019). Multi-frequency Electrocochleography Measurements can be Used to Monitor and Optimize Electrode Placement During Cochlear Implant Surgery. Otol Neurotol, 40(10), 1287-1291. ()
- Dowling EM, Patel NS, Lohse CM, Driscoll CLW, Neff BA, Van Gompel JJ, Link MJ, Carlson ML (2019). Durability of Hearing Preservation Following Microsurgical Resection of Vestibular Schwannoma. Otol Neurotol, 40(10), 1363-1372. ()
- Macielak RJ, Patel NS, Lees KA, Lohse CM, Marinelli JP, Link MJ, Carlson ML (2019). Delayed Tumor Growth in Vestibular Schwannoma: An Argument for Lifelong Surveillance. Otol Neurotol, 40(9), 1224-1229. ()
- Patel NS, Link MJ, Driscoll CLW, Neff BA, Van Gompel JJ, Lane JI, Carlson ML (2019). Involvement of the Cochlear Aqueduct by Jugular Paraganglioma Is Associated With Sensorineural Hearing Loss. Otol Neurotol, 40(9), 1230-1236. ()
- Patel NS, Gompel JJV, Tombers NM, Link MJ, Carlson ML (2018). A Cross-Sectional Survey of the North American Skull Base Society Part 3: The State of Lateral Skull Base Surgery Training in North America. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base, 80(4), 399-415. ()
- Oliver JD, Patel NS, Ekbom DC, Stokken JK (2019). Novel synchronous nasal involvement of inverted papilloma and recurrent respiratory papillomatosis with confirmed human papillomavirus isolated from nasal septum and middle turbinate: a case report. J Med Case Rep, 13(1), 215. ()
- Patel NS, Link MJ, Tombers NM, Pollock BE, Carlson ML (2019). Quality of Life in Jugular Paraganglioma Following Radiosurgery. Otol Neurotol, 40(6), 820-825. ()
- Feng Y, Patel NS, Gompel JJV, Carlson ML (2019). Translabyrinthine Approach for Resection of Vestibular Schwannoma. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base, 80(Suppl 3), S286. ()
- Chweya CM, Patel NS, Young WF Jr, Pollock BE, Link MJ, Carlson ML (2018). Salvage Radiosurgery After Subtotal Resection for Catecholamine-secreting Jugular Paragangliomas: Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature. Otol Neurotol, 40(1), 103-107. ()
- Sweeney AD, OConnell BP, Patel NS, Tombers NM, Wanna GB, Lane JI, Carlson ML (2018). Superior Canal Dehiscence Involving the Superior Petrosal Sinus: A Novel Classification Scheme. Otol Neurotol, 39(9), e849-e855. ()
- Patel NS, Carlson ML (2018). Fluoroscopy-Assisted Transnasal Onyx Occlusion of the Eustachian Tube for Lateral Skull Base Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Repair. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base, 79(5), 489-494. ()
- Patel NS, Carlson ML, Pollock BE, Driscoll CLW, Neff BA, Foote RL, Lohse CM, Link MJ (2018). Long-term tumor control following stereotactic radiosurgery for jugular paraganglioma using 3D volumetric segmentation. J Neurosurg, 1-9. ()
- Patel NS, Link MJ, Driscoll CLW, Pollock BE, Lohse CM, Carlson ML (2017). Hearing Outcomes After Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Jugular Paraganglioma. Otol Neurotol, 39(1), 99-105. ()
- Carlson ML, Patel NS, Tombers NM, DeJong MD, Breneman AI, Neff BA, Driscoll CLW (2017). Hearing Preservation in Pediatric Cochlear Implantation. Otol Neurotol, 38(6), e128-e133. ()
- Anzalone CL, Ho ML, Patel NS, Schimmenti LA, DeJong MD, Carlson ML (2017). Bilateral Labyrinthine and Internal Auditory Canal Enhancement in an Infant with Severe Labyrinthine Dysplasia: A Previously Unreported Phenomenon. Otol Neurotol, 38(5), e21-e25. ()
- Patel NS, Hunter JB, OConnell BP, Bertrand NM, Wanna GB, Carlson ML (2016). Risk of progressive hearing loss in untreated superior semicircular canal dehiscence. Laryngoscope, 127(5), 1181-1186. ()
- Hunter JB, Patel NS, OConnell BP, Carlson ML, Shepard NT, McCaslin DL, Wanna GB (2017). Cervical and Ocular VEMP Testing in Diagnosing Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 156(5), 917-923. ()
- Patel NS, Dearking AC, OBrien EK, Pallanch JF (2017). Virtual Mapping of the Frontal Recess: Guiding Safe and Efficient Frontal Sinus Surgery. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 156(5), 946-951. ()
- Patel NS, Van Abel KM, Link MJ, Driscoll CL, Van Gompel JJ, Neff BA, Lane JI, Carlson ML (2016). Prevalence and Surgical Implications of Dural Enhancement at the Porus Acusticus in Vestibular Schwannomas. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 155(6), 1021-1027. ()
- Carlson ML, Deep NL, Patel NS, Lundy LB, Tombers NM, Lohse CM, Link MJ, Driscoll CL (2016). Facial Nerve Schwannomas: Review of 80 Cases Over 25 Years at Mayo Clinic. Mayo Clin Proc, 91(11), 1563-1576. ()
- Carlson ML, Lees KA, Patel NS, Lohse CM, Neff BA, Link MJ, Driscoll CL (2016). The Clinical Behavior of Asymptomatic Incidental Vestibular Schwannomas Is Similar to That of Symptomatic Tumors. Otol Neurotol, 37(9), 1435-41. ()
- Patel NS, Hunter JB, OConnell BP, Wanna GB, Carlson ML (2016). An Easy and Reliable Method to Locate the Dehiscence During Middle Fossa Superior Canal Dehiscence Surgery: It is a (C)inch. Otol Neurotol, 37(8), 1092-5. ()
- Patel NS, Modest MC, Brobst TD, Carlson ML, Price DL, Moore EJ, Janus JR (2015). Surgical management of lateral skull base defects. Laryngoscope, 126(8), 1911-7. ()
- Yawn RJ, Patel NS, Driscoll CL, Link MJ, Haynes DS, Wanna GB, Thompson RC, Carlson ML (2016). Primary Epidermoid Tumors of the Cerebellopontine Angle: A Review of 47 Cases. Otol Neurotol, 37(7), 951-5. ()
- Carlson ML, Patel NS, Glasgow AE, Habermann EB, Grossardt BR, Link MJ (2016). Vestibular schwannoma and pituitary adenoma in the same patient: coincidence or novel clinical association? J Neurooncol, 128(1), 101-108. ()
- Patel NS, Sheykholeslami K (2016). Papillary carcinoma in thyroglossal duct cyst: Two case reports and review of the literature. Ear Nose Throat J, 95(3), E36-8. ()
- Divekar R, Patel N, Jin J, Hagan J, Rank M, Lal D, Kita H, OBrien E (2015). Symptom-Based Clustering in Chronic Rhinosinusitis Relates to History of Aspirin Sensitivity and Postsurgical Outcomes. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract, 3(6), 934-40.e3. ()
- Carlson ML, Patel NS, Modest MC, Moore EJ, Janus JR, Olsen KD (2015). Occult Temporal Bone Facial Nerve Involvement by Parotid Malignancies with Perineural Spread. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 153(3), 385-91. ()
- Thomas J, Patel NS, Viroslav A, Sheykholeslami K (2013). Greater palatine artery pseudoaneurysm presenting as a slow-growing palatal mass. J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 71(4), e164-7. ()
- Ghaghada KB, Colen RR, Hawley CR, Patel N, Mukundan S Jr (2010). Liposomal contrast agents in brain tumor imaging. Neuroimaging Clin N Am, 20(3), 367-78. ()
- Li R, Zang Y, Li C, Patel NS, Grandis JR, Johnson DE (2009). ABT-737 synergizes with chemotherapy to kill head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells via a Noxa-mediated pathway. Mol Pharmacol, 75(5), 1231-9. ()
Review
- Durham AR, Tooker EL, Patel NS, Gurgel RK (2023). Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Development of Sporadic Vestibular Schwannoma. [Review]. Otolaryngol Clin North Am, 56(3), 413-420. ()
- Babajanian EE, Patel NS, Gurgel RK (2021). The Impact of Cochlear Implantation: Cognitive Function, Quality of Life, and Frailty in Older Adults. PMID 34912162. [Review]. Semin Hear, 42(4), 342-351. ()
Book Chapter
- Patel NS, Gurgel RK, Shelton C (2021). 28. Facial Nerve Tumors. In Derald Brackmann, Clough Shelton, Moises Arriaga (Eds.), Otologic Surgery (5th). Elsevier.
- Driscoll CLW, Carlson ML, Patel NS (2020). Otosclerosis. In Current Diagnosis and Treatment Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (4th Edition, pp. 848-59). McGraw Hill Education.
- Patel NS, Driscoll CLW (2019). Management of Sporadic Vestibular Schwannoma in the Only Hearing Ear. In Carlson ML (Ed.), Comprehensive Management of Vestibular Schwannomma (pp. 499-503). Thieme.
- Carlson ML, Patel NS (2019). Reporting of Facial Nerve Outcome Data for Vestibular Schwannoma. In Carlson ML (Ed.), Comprehensive Management of Vestibular Schwannoma (pp. 368-73). Thieme.
- Patel NS, Carlson ML, Pollock BE, Foote RL, Link MJ (2018). Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery for Jugular Paraganglioma. In Wanna GB, Carlson ML, Netterville JL (Eds.), Contemporary Management of Jugular Paraganglioma (First Edition). Springer.
Case Report
- Feng Y, Patel NS, Burrows AM, Lane JI, Raghunathan A, Van Gompel JJ, Carlson ML (2019). Expansile Traumatic Neuroma of the Intratemporal Facial Nerve. J Neurol Surg Rep, 80(1), e10-e13. ()
- Patel NS, Canopy E, Sheykholeslami K (2012). Trans-mastoid management of temporal bone tegmen defects, encephaloceles, and CSF leaks. J Otol Rhinol, 2(1).
Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast
- Neil S Patel, Matthew L Carlson (2020). Cochlear Implantation in Patient with High-Riding Jugular Bulb [Video].
- Neil S Patel, Brian A Neff, Jamie J Van Gompel (2020). Vestibular Schwannoma Excision via Middle Cranial Fossa Approach [Video].
- Neil S Patel, Colin L W Driscoll, Michael J Link (2020). Endolymphatic Sac-Associated Meningioma excision via Retrolabyrinthine Approach [Video].
- Neil S Patel, Matthew L Carlson, Michael J Link (2020). Retrosigmoid Approach for Vestibular Schwannoma Excision with Hearing Preservation [Video].
- Neil S Patel, Brian A Neff (2020). Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Repair via Middle Cranial Fossa Approach [Video].
- Neil S Patel, Brian A Neff (2020). Facial Nerve Decompression via Middle Cranial Fossa Approach [Video].
- Patel NS, Carlson ML, Van Gompel JJ, Feng Y (2018). Resection of Geniculate Ganglion Hemangioma with Interposition Nerve Graft [Video]. North American Skull Base Society.
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