Ultraflex expandable metallic stent for the treatment of a bronchopleural fistula after pneumonectomy.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Annals of thoracic surgery
دوره 79 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005