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. 2018 Mar-Apr;35(2):187-189.
doi: 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_368_17.

Tracheoesophageal fistula diagnosis during open tracheostomy

Cesar Augusto Simões  1 , Isabela Tavares Ribeiro  2 , Josenir Francisco De Souza Medeiros  3 , Ney P Castro Neto  2 , Osmar Clayton Person  2 , Rogério Aparecido Dedivitis  1 , Cláudio Roberto Cernea  1
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Tracheoesophageal fistula diagnosis during open tracheostomy

Cesar Augusto Simões et al. Lung India. 2018 Mar-Apr.
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