Alternative Method for Airway Approach in Anesthesia of a Newborn with Occipital Encephalocele

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Thatiane Noel Ximenes
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3660-4466
Marco Antônio Cardoso de Resende
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4658-2440
Rogério Luiz da Rocha Videira
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7719-1795
Andrea Jorge e Silva
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3562-6180
Joana de Almeida Figueiredo
https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8734-696X
Iara Tânia Gonçalves
https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9466-9478
Bruno Camara de Resende
https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4040-2986

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Ximenes, T. N., Resende, M. A. C. de, Videira, R. L. da R., Jorge e Silva, A., Figueiredo, J. de A., Gonçalves, I. T., & Resende, B. C. de. (2024). Alternative Method for Airway Approach in Anesthesia of a Newborn with Occipital Encephalocele. Brazilian Journal of Case Reports, 5(1), bjcr22. https://doi.org/10.52600/2763-583X.bjcr.2025.5.1.bjcr22
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Author Biographies

Thatiane Noel Ximenes, Federal Fluminense University

Federal Fluminense University, Niterói, RJ, Brazil.

Marco Antônio Cardoso de Resende, Federal Fluminense University

Federal Fluminense University, Niterói, RJ, Brazil.

Rogério Luiz da Rocha Videira, Federal Fluminense University

Federal Fluminense University, Niterói, RJ, Brazil.

Andrea Jorge e Silva, Federal Fluminense University

Federal Fluminense University, Niterói, RJ, Brazil.

Joana de Almeida Figueiredo, Universidade Federal Fluminense

Federal Fluminense University, Niterói, RJ, Brazil.

Iara Tânia Gonçalves, Federal Fluminense University

Federal Fluminense University, Niterói, RJ, Brazil.

Bruno Camara de Resende, Federal Fluminense University

Federal Fluminense University, Niterói, RJ, Brazil.

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