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Tracheal Reconstruction Surgery --- Our Experience

Published: December, 2022

Keywords: Tracheal Reconstruction Surgery

Author

Safika Zaman
Soumitra Ghosh
Amitabha Roychoudhury
Ushirin Bose

Abstract

Airway surgery for tracheal stenosis is available in only a few hospitals in India. The Department of ENT Head Neck surgery at the Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan, Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences, has recently introduced these procedures. The authors discuss their initial experience.

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Tracheal Reconstruction Surgery --- Our Experience

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