Metallic Stents for Proximal Tracheal Stenosis: Is It Worth the Risk?
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Otolaryngology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2090-6765,2090-6773
DOI: 10.1155/2012/450304