Left vocal fold paralysis after extreme premature birth, a bottleneck in the airways

O. D. Røksund, H. Clemm, J. H. Heimdal, L. Sandvik, T. Markestad, T. Halvorsen (Bergen, Norway)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Paediatric and neonatal intensive care
Session: Paediatric and neonatal intensive care
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2695
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

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