Bronchopleural Fistula after Surgery: Therapeutic Efficacy of Bronchial Occluders
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1738-2637,2288-2928
DOI: 10.3348/jksr.2020.0027