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Subcutaneous emphysema, pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax after laryngeal laser surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 July 2005

G. Sánchez-Etayo
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínic Universitari de Barcelona, Department of Anaesthesiology, Barcelona, Spain
A. Ayuso
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínic Universitari de Barcelona, Department of Anaesthesiology, Barcelona, Spain
P. Santos
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínic Universitari de Barcelona, Department of Anaesthesiology, Barcelona, Spain
F. J. Tercero
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínic Universitari de Barcelona, Department of Anaesthesiology, Barcelona, Spain
M. Luis
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínic Universitari de Barcelona, Department of Anaesthesiology, Barcelona, Spain
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© 2003 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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