Blom-Singer puncture

Blom-Singer puncture
Blom-Sing·er puncture (blomґ singґər) [Eric D. Blom, American speech pathologist, 20th century; Mark Irwin Singer, American otolaryngologist, born 1945] see tracheoesophageal puncture, under puncture.

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