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. 2020 Oct-Dec;36(4):564-565.
doi: 10.4103/joacp.JOACP_154_19. Epub 2021 Jan 18.

Un-"Mask"-ing the leak

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Un-"Mask"-ing the leak

Karthik V Iyer et al. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2020 Oct-Dec.
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Mask showing tear at the junction of apex and body

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