Difficult intubation in an asymptomatic patient with tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica
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Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica: a rare cause of difficult intubation.
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عنوان ژورنال: Respirology Case Reports
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2051-3380,2051-3380
DOI: 10.1002/rcr2.526