Exhaled and nasal nitric oxide in surgically separated lower and upper airways after total laryngectomy Running title: “Exhaled and nasal NO in laryngectomized patients”
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Exhaled and nasal nitric oxide in laryngectomized patients
BACKGROUND Nitric oxide (NO) shows differing concentrations in lower and upper airways. Patients after total laryngectomy are the only individuals, in whom a complete separation of upper and lower airways is guaranteed. Thus the objective of our study was to assess exhaled and nasal NO in these patients. METHODS Exhaled bronchial NO (FENO) and nasal nitric oxide (nNO) were measured in patient...
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