Mounier-Kuhn Syndrome: Anesthetic Experience
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Mounier-Kuhn Syndrome: Anesthetic Experience
Mounier Kuhn syndrome, or congenital tracheobronchomegaly, is an under diagnosed clinical entity with peculiar anatomical and physiological features making anesthetic care challenging. A 58-year-old chronic smoker with history of recurrent pneumonia and bronchiectasis presented for septoplasty. Thoracic imaging revealed a dilated trachea and main bronchi, tracheal and bronchial diverticuli, and...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Anesthesiology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2090-6382,2090-6390
DOI: 10.1155/2012/674918