Vallecular cyst and laryngomalacia in infants: Report of six cases and airway management

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1248-1250

  Cheng, Ka Shun ^a   Ng, Ju Mei ^a   Li, Hsueh Yu ^a   Hartigan, Philip M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; HALOTHANE; KETAMINE; LIDOCAINE; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

AIRWAY DYNAMICS; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTUBATION; LARYNGOMALACIA; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALLECULAR CYST;

EID: 0036829862     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200211000-00026     Document Type: Article

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