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A case of Churg–Strauss syndrome undergoing radical mastectomy under general anaesthesia and thoracic epidural analgesia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2006

M. Gurjar ,
S. Bhatnagar ,
S. Mishra ,
V. Jain  and
A. K. Singhal
M. Gurjar
Affiliation:
Unit of Anaesthesiology, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
S. Bhatnagar
Affiliation:
Unit of Anaesthesiology, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
S. Mishra
Affiliation:
Unit of Anaesthesiology, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
V. Jain
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroanaesthesia, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
A. K. Singhal
Affiliation:
Unit of Anaesthesiology, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 23 , Issue 11 , November 2006 , pp. 980 - 982
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2006 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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