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Case Reports
. 1987 Apr;42(4):407-10.
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1987.tb03983.x.

Unexpected difficult intubation. Asymptomatic epiglottic cysts as a cause of upper airway obstruction during anaesthesia

D G Mason, K J Wark
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Case Reports

Unexpected difficult intubation. Asymptomatic epiglottic cysts as a cause of upper airway obstruction during anaesthesia

D G Mason et al. Anaesthesia. 1987 Apr.
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Abstract

Two cases of asymptomatic epiglottic cysts which presented as partial upper airway obstruction following induction of anaesthesia are described. The incidence, pathology and anaesthetic management are discussed.

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