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Pharyngeal necrosis with the laryngeal mask airway

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 July 2005

J. Brimacombe
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Cairns Base Hospital, Cairns, Australia
L. Costa
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Carnaxide, Lisbon, Portugal
E. Silva
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Carnaxide, Lisbon, Portugal
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© 2003 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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