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The saw-tooth sign as a clinical clue for intrathoracic central airway obstruction

BACKGROUND: The saw-tooth sign was first described by Sanders et al in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome as one cause of extrathoracic central airway obstruction. The mechanism of the saw-tooth sign has not been conclusively clarified. The sign has also been described in various extrath...

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Autores principales: Nakajima, Akira, Saraya, Takeshi, Takata, Saori, Ishii, Haruyuki, Nakazato, Yoko, Takei, Hidefumi, Takizawa, Hajime, Goto, Hajime
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3434110/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22838841
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-5-388