Endoscopic treatment of plastic bronchitis

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 401-403

  Silva, Rodrigo C ^a   Simons, Jeffrey P ^b   Chi, David H ^b   Yellon, Robert F ^b   Alper, Cuneyt M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRONCHITIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHYLOTHORAX; COUGHING; CROUPOUS BRONCHITIS; FONTAN PROCEDURE; GLENN SHUNT; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; INFLUENZA; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PULMONARY ARTERY STENOSIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX SURGERY; WHEEZING;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BRONCHITIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FATAL OUTCOME; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HUMANS; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; MALE;

EID: 79954513055     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: 1538361X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archoto.2011.43     Document Type: Article

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