Ectopic Intratracheal Thyroid Causing Airway Obstruction
β Scribed by Davin W. Chark; Sepehr Oliaei; William B. Armstrong
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 423 KB
- Volume
- 120
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0023-852X
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β¦ Synopsis
A case report demonstrating the clinical presentation, diagnosis and surgical management of ectopic intratracheal thyroid.
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