Bronchial Cast Formation in Plastic Bronchitis.
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چکیده
The most common cause of bronchial cast formation is plastic bronchitis. In our case, severe respiratory insufficiency occurred 1 day after elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a 35-year-old man with a history of recurrent pulmonary infections, leading to acute hypercapnic
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases
دوره 91 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016