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Postgraduate medicine · Sep 1989
Case ReportsForeign body in upper airway. Unsuspected cause of obstruction.
- U Blaschke and E Y Cheng.
- Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226.
- Postgrad Med. 1989 Sep 1; 86 (3): 235-7.
AbstractAirway obstruction from a foreign body is usually an acute life-threatening event. In this case, a complete upper dental plate was the unsuspected cause of intermittent respiratory distress. The authors discuss the clinical and laboratory findings and suggest ways to prevent unnecessary delays in diagnosis and treatment.
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