Penetrating thoracic injury with retained foreign body: can video-assisted thoracic surgery take up the leading role in acute management?
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Thoracic Disease
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2072-1439,2077-6624
DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2016.07.05