Airway management in surgical correction of severe kyphoscoliosis associated with tethered cord and multiple malformations: A method of tracheostomaplasty by partial resection of the cricoid cartilage
In patients with factors leading to potentially difficult tracheostomy placement, including neck stiffness, obesity, cephalad displacement of the brachiocephalic artery, short neck, or thyroid disease, tracheostomaplasty by partial resection of the cricoid cartilage is a safe and effective method. T...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576617301318 |