Tuberculous aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta
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Tuberculous pseudoaneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2002.120721