Post-intubation tension pneumothorax and pneumoperitoneum in a low birth weight neonate with giant epulis
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Post-intubation tension pneumothorax and pneumoperitoneum in a low birth weight neonate with giant epulis
Congenital epulis is a benign soft‐tissue lesion of the alveolar mucosa. It may be sessile or pedunculated and vary in size from several millimetres to a few centimetres.[1,2] Surgical excision is the treatment of choice. The most important aspect of pre‐anaesthetic evaluation is assessment for difficult airway. Literature on the anaesthetic management of neonates with congenital epulis is limi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0019-5049
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5049.198389