Pleuroperitoneal shunting for recalcitrant pleural effusions
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 1986
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)35846-5