Large laryngeal polyp causing airway obstruction
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Large laryngeal polyp causing airway obstruction
A 62-year-old woman smoker presented with 1 week of common cold and worsening hoarseness. She presented with dyspnea, which had been worsening over the past few days. On the initial examination in theemergency room, she couldnot liedown, stridor was evident and fiberoptic laryngoscopy revealed large laryngeal mass causing airway obstruction. Large laryngeal mass disappeared in subglottis with i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Oxford Medical Case Reports
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2053-8855
DOI: 10.1093/omcr/omw050