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  • Title: Endotracheal tube obstruction due to impaction of the inferior turbinate.
    Author: Ripley JF, McAnear JT, Tilson HB.
    Journal: J Oral Maxillofac Surg; 1984 Oct; 42(10):687-8. PubMed ID: 6592314.
    Abstract:
    A case of inferior turbinate impaction in a nasoendotracheal tube is presented. This is an additional potentially lethal complication associated with general anesthesia.
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