The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 133, Issue 6 , Pages 1664-1665 , June 2007

Diffuse lymphangiomatosis: Are there any clinical or therapeutic standards?

  • Charalambos Zisis, MD, PhD, FETCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Charalambos Zisis, MD, PhD, FETCS, 17a, Patriarchou Grigoriou str, 166 74-Glyfada, Athens, Greece.
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  • Konstantinos Spiliotopoulos, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
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  • Marios Patronis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
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  • George Filippakis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
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  • Grigoris Stratakos, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Intensive Care and Chest Diseases, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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  • George Tzelepis, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathophysiology, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
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  • Ion Bellenis, MD, PhD, FETCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece

Received 24 December 2006 ,Accepted 7 February 2007.

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PII: S0022-5223(07)00348-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.02.005

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 133, Issue 6 , Pages 1664-1665 , June 2007

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