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Spontaneous rupture of the tympanic membrane during anaesthesia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

S. B. Vohra  and
C. J. Mason
S. B. Vohra*
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia, Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport.
C. J. Mason
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia, Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport.
*
Dr S. B. Vohra, Senior Registrar, Anaesthetics, Withington Hospital, West Didsbury, Manchester M20 8LR.
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Abstract

A case of spontaneous rupture of the tympanic membrane during anaesthesia is reported and its possible aetiology discussed.

Keywords

Tympanic membraneRupturespontaneousAnaesthesia
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 108 , Issue 7 , July 1994 , pp. 582 - 583
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1994

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