The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 129, Issue 2 , Pages 449-450 , February 2005

Foreign-body excretion through the bronchial stump after extrapleural pneumonectomy

  • Kenichi Okubo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Kenichi Okubo, MD, General Thoracic Surgery, Gifu National Hospital, 5-1-1 Hinohigashi, Gifu 500-8718, Japan
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  • Yasunori Kurahashi, MD

Received 11 April 2004 ,Revised 7 May 2004 ,Accepted 24 May 2004.

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PII: S0022-5223(04)00882-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.05.028

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 129, Issue 2 , Pages 449-450 , February 2005

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