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Accidental transection of flexometallic endotracheal tube during partial maxillectomy

We report a rare case of an 18-year-old female patient in whom accidental sectioning of flexometallic endotracheal tube occurred during partial maxillectomy for mass lesion under general anaesthesia. She was managed successfully by tracheostomy.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ladi, Sushma D, Aphale, Shubhada
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3141156/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21808404
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5049.82689
Descripción
Sumario:We report a rare case of an 18-year-old female patient in whom accidental sectioning of flexometallic endotracheal tube occurred during partial maxillectomy for mass lesion under general anaesthesia. She was managed successfully by tracheostomy.