Bronchopleural fistula: the Damocles sword of all pneumonectomies: Fig. 1.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1569-9293,1569-9285
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2011.266189