Infected Teflon felt strip-paracardiac abscess after Dor’s procedure

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery

سال: 2018

ISSN: 1569-9293,1569-9285

DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivy145