Unexpected subglottic stenosis in an infant
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Subglottic stenosis in pregnancy.
Subglottic stenosis (SGS) in pregnancy is rare but may cause a potentially life-threatening delivery and is a challenge to the anaesthetist and the obstetrician. Clinical signs of SGS may not be obvious and the diagnosis can be difficult. Patients usually present with shortness of breath rather than stridor. Many patients have been wrongly diagnosed with asthma and recurrent bronchitis before s...
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"This material was prepared by resident physicians in partial fulfillment of educational requirements established for the Postgraduate Training Program of the UTMB Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery and was not intended for clinical use in its present form. It was prepared for the purpose of stimulating group discussion in a conference setting. No warranties, either express or i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Anaesthesia
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0003-2409,1365-2044
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2006.04563.x