An unusual method for immediate airway management in a tracheostomized patient with tracheal obstruction due to granulomas
Melike Cvengiz MD
Departments of *Anesthesiology and ICU and †Pediatric Surgery and ‡Radiology, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey (email: [email protected] )
Search for more papers by this authorLevent Dosemeci MD
Departments of *Anesthesiology and ICU and †Pediatric Surgery and ‡Radiology, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey (email: [email protected] )
Search for more papers by this authorMurat Yilmaz MD
Departments of *Anesthesiology and ICU and †Pediatric Surgery and ‡Radiology, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey (email: [email protected] )
Search for more papers by this authorGungor Karaguzel MD
Departments of *Anesthesiology and ICU and †Pediatric Surgery and ‡Radiology, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey (email: [email protected] )
Search for more papers by this authorGokhan Arslan MD
Departments of *Anesthesiology and ICU and †Pediatric Surgery and ‡Radiology, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey (email: [email protected] )
Search for more papers by this authorAtilla Ramazanoglu MD
Departments of *Anesthesiology and ICU and †Pediatric Surgery and ‡Radiology, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey (email: [email protected] )
Search for more papers by this authorMelike Cvengiz MD
Departments of *Anesthesiology and ICU and †Pediatric Surgery and ‡Radiology, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey (email: [email protected] )
Search for more papers by this authorLevent Dosemeci MD
Departments of *Anesthesiology and ICU and †Pediatric Surgery and ‡Radiology, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey (email: [email protected] )
Search for more papers by this authorMurat Yilmaz MD
Departments of *Anesthesiology and ICU and †Pediatric Surgery and ‡Radiology, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey (email: [email protected] )
Search for more papers by this authorGungor Karaguzel MD
Departments of *Anesthesiology and ICU and †Pediatric Surgery and ‡Radiology, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey (email: [email protected] )
Search for more papers by this authorGokhan Arslan MD
Departments of *Anesthesiology and ICU and †Pediatric Surgery and ‡Radiology, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey (email: [email protected] )
Search for more papers by this authorAtilla Ramazanoglu MD
Departments of *Anesthesiology and ICU and †Pediatric Surgery and ‡Radiology, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey (email: [email protected] )
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