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Establishment of Paediatric Airway Surgery Services in Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital: A Leap in Otorhinolaryngology in Nepal
Paediatric airway surgery is an emerging superspeciality for a developing country like Nepal. Thriving in a resource limited environment of the country, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital is setting its early steps in this subspecialty of paediatric otorhinolaryngology. With generous support of...
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Published in: | Indian journal of otolaryngology, and head, and neck surgery and head, and neck surgery, 2019-09, Vol.71 (3), p.285-288 |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | Paediatric airway surgery is an emerging superspeciality for a developing country like Nepal. Thriving in a resource limited environment of the country, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital is setting its early steps in this subspecialty of paediatric otorhinolaryngology. With generous support of the experts from USA and a team of very dedicated surgeons in the department, future of paediatric airway surgery in Nepal seems to be promising. Here, we discuss in brief about the establishment of paediatric airway surgery in Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, the tertiary referral center of Nepal with short discussion on the cases operated so far and their outcomes. |
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ISSN: | 2231-3796 0973-7707 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s12070-019-01706-x |