A Case of Gorhams Syndrome: An anesthetic challenge.

J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol

Department of Anaesthesiology, Seth G.S Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Published: January 2018

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