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An unusual case of life-threatening airway compromise complicating a neck dissection

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Poonam Valand, Christopher John Lewis, Stuart Marsden and Philip Rubin declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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  1. Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital of North Durham, North Road, Durham, DH1 5TW, UK

    Poonam Valand, Christopher John Lewis & Philip Rubin

  2. Department of Radiology, University Hospital of North Durham, Durham, UK

    Stuart Marsden

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Valand, P., Lewis, C.J., Marsden, S. et al. An unusual case of life-threatening airway compromise complicating a neck dissection. Eur J Plast Surg 39, 315–316 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-015-1134-x

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