Thoracoscopic approach to bilateral pulmonary metastasis: is it justified?
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عنوان ژورنال: Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1569-9293,1569-9285
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivt514