Peripheral facial nerve paralysis after peritonsillar infiltration of bupivacaine: A case report

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 406-407

  Shlizerman, Lev ^a   Ashkenazi, Dror ^a  

^a HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DEXAMETHASONE;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MALE; MYRINGOTOMY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACIAL PARALYSIS; HUMANS; INSTILLATION, DRUG; MALE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 27644472154     PISSN: 01960709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2005.02.019     Document Type: Article

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