Intraoperative Atelectasis Due to Endotracheal Tube Cuff Herniation: A Case Report
Endotracheal tube (ETT) cuff herniation is a rare, and often difficult to diagnose, cause of bronchial obstruction. We present a case of outside cuff herniation of an endotracheal tube that caused pulmonary right lung atelectasis. A 29-year-old man ,a case of car accident with multiple fractures, wa...
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| Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2012-09-01
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| Series: | Acta Medica Iranica |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/22440.pdf&manuscript_id=22440 |