Tension Pyopneumothorax due to a Ruptured Pulmonary Echinococcal Cyst
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Tension pyopneumothorax due to a ruptured pulmonary echinococcal cyst.
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عنوان ژورنال: Respiration
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1423-0356,0025-7931
DOI: 10.1159/000339510