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Severe lingual tonsillar hypertrophy and the rationale supporting early use of wire-guided retrograde intubation

An expanding body of literature exists which describes the airway challenges and management options for lingual tonsillar hypertrophy (LTH). The use of retrograde intubation to secure a patient‘s airway in the setting of LTH has been previously unreported and should be considered early in the event...

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Autores principales: Schroeder, Kristopher, Becker, Aimee, Guite, Christopher, Arndt, George
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2945505/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20927270
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1658-354X.65120