American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 117-119 , March 2010

Ludwig's angina as an extremely unusual complication for direct microlaryngoscopy

  • Andrés Coca Pelaz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, c/ Valdés 10, 2° E, 33012 Oviedo Asturias, Spain. Tel.: +34 669083336; fax: +34 985 10 62 76.
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  • José L. Llorente Pendás, MD

      Affiliations

    • 33006 Oviedo Asturias, Spain.
    • ,
  • Carlos Suárez Nieto, MD

      Affiliations

    • 33006 Oviedo Asturias, Spain.

Received 1 September 2008

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PII: S0196-0709(08)00193-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2008.09.013

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 117-119 , March 2010

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