Interesting case of retrieval of intrathoracic Kirschner wire

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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

سال: 2017

ISSN: 0970-9134,0973-7723

DOI: 10.1007/s12055-017-0586-y