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Acute airway obstruction, an unusual presentation of vallecular cyst

A 18-year-old female presented to us with acute respiratory obstruction, unconsciousness, severe respiratory acidosis, and impending cardiac arrest. The emergency measures to secure the airway included intubation with a 3.5-mm endotracheal tube and railroading of a 6.5-mm endotracheal tube over a su...

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Autores principales: Jahagirdar, Sameer M, Karthikeyan, P, Ravishankar, M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3237157/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22174474
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5049.89896