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Anesthetic management of a patient suspected of having Lambert-Eaton syndrome due to an unexpected prolongation of vecuronium

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    Kouichiro Minami, Takeyoshi Sata, Hiroshi Ishimura, Yuko Tomotari & Akio Shigematsu

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Minami, K., Sata, T., Ishimura, H. et al. Anesthetic management of a patient suspected of having Lambert-Eaton syndrome due to an unexpected prolongation of vecuronium. J Anesth 8, 482–483 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02514632

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