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. 2009 Nov;10(4):298-9.

Supraglottic laryngeal mass

Laura Andrews  1 , Sean O Henderson
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Supraglottic laryngeal mass

Laura Andrews et al. West J Emerg Med. 2009 Nov.
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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Computed tomography results revealed A) the absence of a visible airway compared to B) an open airway taken below the level of the mass.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Soft-tissue mass roughly spanning spinal cord levels C1 to C6
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