Plastic bronchitis after Fontan surgery presenting as recurrent life-threating airway obstruction
Plastic bronchitis, a rare but serious clinical condition, is commonly seen after Fontan surgeries in children. It may be a manifestation of suboptimal adaptation to the diversion of systemic blood flow directly into the pulmonary circulation, thereby leading to unfavorable hemodynamics, which cause...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Pediatric Critical Care |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jpcc.org.in/article.asp?issn=2349-6592;year=2021;volume=8;issue=3;spage=142;epage=144;aulast=Pujar |