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Tongue swelling and necrosis after brain tumor surgery

We present a case of tongue necrosis due to intraoperative pressure injury. A laryngeal mask airway with adhesive electrodes was inserted into the oropharynx, over an endotracheal tube, to facilitate glossopharyngeal nerve monitoring during craniotomy for a cerebellopontine angle tumor. The case, me...

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Autores principales: Nimjee, Shahid M., Wright, David R., Agrawal, Abhishek, McDonagh, David L., Husain, Aatif M., Britz, Gavin W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3613646/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23559991
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1793-5482.106658