Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica
Volume 47, Issue 4 , Pages 212-215 , December 2009

Recurrent Attacks of Post-intubation Right Upper Lobe Atelectasis

  • Kyung Yeon Yoo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, 8 Hak-dong, Gwangju 501-190, South Korea
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  • Seok Jai Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, South Korea
    • ,
  • Cheol Won Jeong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, South Korea
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  • Seong Tae Jeong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, South Korea
    • ,
  • Yun Hyeun Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, South Korea
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  • Jong Un Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, South Korea

Received 9 June 2008 ,Revised 19 December 2008 ,Accepted 24 December 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/S1875-4597(09)60058-8

Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica
Volume 47, Issue 4 , Pages 212-215 , December 2009

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