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An unusual cause of airway obstruction after guided insertion of the ProSeal LMA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 October 2005

J. Brimacombe
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, James Cook University, Cairns Base Hospital, Cairns, Australia
C. Keller
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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© 2005 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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