Intra-operative removal of chest tube in video-assisted thoracoscopic procedures
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Early removal of the chest tube after complete video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomies.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Egyptian Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1110-578X
DOI: 10.1016/j.jescts.2017.09.002