Series of congenital vallecular cysts: A rare yet potentially fatal cause of upper airway obstruction and failure to thrive in the newborn

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 6-10

  Sands, Noah B ^a   Anand, Sumeet M ^a   Manoukian, John J ^a  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL VALLECULAR CYST; CYANOSIS; HUMAN; LARYNGOMALACIA; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX TUMOR; NEWBORN CARE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; STRIDOR; THERAPY DELAY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 64549160736     PISSN: 19160216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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