Acquired Tracheal Diverticulum as an Unexpected Cause of Endotracheal Tube Cuff Leak
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Language: English
Page range: 171 - 173
Submitted on: Aug 9, 2015
Accepted on: Sep 8, 2015
Published online: Nov 10, 2015
Published in print: Oct 1, 2015
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