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Case Report

Bilateral vocal cord injury following anterior cervical discectomy: could a better preoperative exam have prevented it?

Bachar HachwaDepartment of Anesthesiology, the Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
, MD &
Mona Halim-ArmaniosDepartment of Anesthesiology, the Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
, MD
Pages 156-161 | Received 25 Sep 2006, Accepted 30 Oct 2006, Published online: 13 Dec 2016

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