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Intractable aspiration in a young child and its surgical management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

N. S. Violaris
N. S. Violaris
Affiliation:
N.S. Violaris, F.R.C.S. Department of E.N.T., Plymouth General Hospital, Greenbank Hospital, Plymouth.
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Abstract

Intractable aspiration is a life-threatening condition. The problems encountered in a young child with severe intractable aspiration due to bilateral bulbar palsy following the surgical removal of a cerebellar astrocytoma are described. The various options of surgical treatment are discussed and Sasaki's technique of triple layer closure of the larynx using a superiorly based sternohyoid muscle flap is outlined in detail.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 102 , Issue 11 , November 1988 , pp. 1060 - 1061
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1988

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