Figure 2. The glottic view obtained upon extubation in the operation room. The laryngeal edema is apparent, and the two malformations are prominently swollen. Arrowhead, epiglottis.
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TM and FM are responsible for the perioperative management of the patient. TM and FM wrote the draft of the manuscript. NN helped in writing the manuscript. KW reviewed and edited the manuscript.
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