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Case Reports
. 1989;15(2):140-1.
doi: 10.1007/BF00295995.

A complication of cricothyroid "minitracheostomy"--oesophageal perforation

L P Claffey  1 , D M Phelan
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Case Reports

A complication of cricothyroid "minitracheostomy"--oesophageal perforation

L P Claffey et al. Intensive Care Med. 1989.

Abstract

Two patients suffered perforation of the oesophagus during attempted placement of a cricothyroid minitracheostomy. We discuss the probable mechanisms and means of preventing such a recurrence.

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