Exhaled and nasal nitric oxide in laryngectomized patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>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 ou...

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Main Authors: Jörres Rudolf A, Nowak Dennis, de la Motte Dorothea, Bihler Annette, Olzowy Bernhard, Kramer Matthias F, Dressel Holger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-01-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/10/4