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. 2023 Oct-Dec;26(4):474-475.
doi: 10.4103/aca.aca_63_23.

Fluoroscopy-Guided positioning of the bronchial blocker

Nagarjuna Panidapu  1 , M Bhakya Lakshmi  1 , Thushara Madathil  1 , Rohik Micka  2 , Praveen K Varma  2 , Praveen K Neema  1
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Fluoroscopy-Guided positioning of the bronchial blocker

Nagarjuna Panidapu et al. Ann Card Anaesth. 2023 Oct-Dec.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Fluoroscopy image of the right hemithorax shows bronchial blocker in the right lower lobe bronchus
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