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. 2024 Dec;68(12):1103-1105.
doi: 10.4103/ija.ija_778_24. Epub 2024 Dec 3.

Anaesthesia for foetal ex-utero intrapartum therapy (EXIT) surgery

Rekha Varghese  1 , Geethu Sebastian  1 , Dimple E Thomas  1 , Lakshmi Kumar  1
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Anaesthesia for foetal ex-utero intrapartum therapy (EXIT) surgery

Rekha Varghese et al. Indian J Anaesth. 2024 Dec.
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Tracheostomy with foetus in-utero
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Computed tomography – lateral view showing the absence of airway continuity
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