The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery
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Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg · Feb 1991
Case ReportsAn obstructed airway: cuff herniation during nasotracheal anaesthesia for a bimaxillary osteotomy.
A case of airway obstruction resulting from lumen occlusion by an inflated endotracheal tube cuff is reported. The possible causes and remedies for this unusual complication are discussed.