Intercostal muscle flap to reinforce the bronchial stump after video-assisted thoracic surgery pneumonectomy
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2664-3278
DOI: 10.21037/ccts.2019.09.01