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Case Reports
. 1995 Jul;108(1):283-4.
doi: 10.1378/chest.108.1.283.

Upper airway obstruction caused by a cervical osteophyte

K Demuynck  1 , F Van Calenbergh, J Goffin, J Verschakelen, M Demedts, K Van de Woestijne
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Case Reports

Upper airway obstruction caused by a cervical osteophyte

K Demuynck et al. Chest. 1995 Jul.

Abstract

A case of severe acute upper airway obstruction caused by a cervical osteophyte requiring urgent tracheostomy is presented. The patient was treated successfully by resection of the osteophyte followed by cervical fusion.

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