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. 2017 Apr-Jun;11(2):259.
doi: 10.4103/sja.SJA_10_17.

A case of ingested laryngoscope bulb during emergency endotracheal intubation

Shiyad Muhamed  1 , Shaji Mathew  1 , Battina Maheshwara Rao  1 , Handigodu Duggappa Arunkumar  1
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A case of ingested laryngoscope bulb during emergency endotracheal intubation

Shiyad Muhamed et al. Saudi J Anaesth. 2017 Apr-Jun.
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X-ray showing laryngoscope bulb in the stomach
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