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ENDOSCOPY AND INTUBATION IN CANCER OF THE UPPER AERODIGESTIVE TRACT
Author(s) -
Bridger G. Patrick,
Thomas Owen
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1985.tb00853.x
Subject(s) - medicine , larynx , endoscopy , intubation , endotracheal intubation , airway obstruction , airway , cancer , surgery , anesthesia
The pathogenesis of upper airway obstruction from cancer arising in the larynx, pyriform fossa and oropharynx is discussed. Endotracheal intubation for general anaesthesia can be a hazardous procedure and alternatives are presented.