Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4103514 | American Journal of Otolaryngology | 2014 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Vallecular cysts can present as a life-threatening obstruction in infants and complicate the establishment of an airway after induction of anesthesia. In our case, rapid thinking and aspiration of the cyst contents helped establish the airway for definitive CO2 laser excision.
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Authors
David A. Reiersen, Anil A. Gungor,