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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · South Asian J Cancer 2013; 02(04): 219
DOI: 10.4103/2278-330X.119915
Letter to Editor

Life-threatening upper airway obstruction associated with prior radiotherapy

Sanjay Singhal
Chest Specialist and Trained in Critical Care, SGPGIMS, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
,
V. Chopra
Consultant Anesthesia, SGPGIMS, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
,
S. Kiran
Consultant anesthesia and Intensivist, Command Hospital, SGPGIMS, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
,
Mranalini Verma
Department of Radiation Oncology, SGPGIMS, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
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