Tracheostomy reveals a rare aberrant right subclavian artery; a case report

BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages 1-3

  Chadha, Neil K ^a   Chiti Batelli, Sandro ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 2642536185     PISSN: 14726815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6815-4-1     Document Type: Article

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