Tracheoesophageal puncture with immediate prosthesis placement
Corresponding Author
Nitin A. Pagedar MD
Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.A
Send correspondence to Nitin A. Pagedar, MD, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive, 21200 PFP, Iowa City, IA 52242. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorRodrigo Bayon MD
Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.A
Search for more papers by this authorJocelen Gudgeon MA, CCC-SLP
Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.A
Search for more papers by this authorRick F. Nelson MD, PhD
Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.A
Search for more papers by this authorDouglas J. Van Daele MD
Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.A
Search for more papers by this authorHenry T. Hoffman MD
Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.A
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Nitin A. Pagedar MD
Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.A
Send correspondence to Nitin A. Pagedar, MD, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive, 21200 PFP, Iowa City, IA 52242. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorRodrigo Bayon MD
Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.A
Search for more papers by this authorJocelen Gudgeon MA, CCC-SLP
Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.A
Search for more papers by this authorRick F. Nelson MD, PhD
Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.A
Search for more papers by this authorDouglas J. Van Daele MD
Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.A
Search for more papers by this authorHenry T. Hoffman MD
Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.A
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