The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 133, Issue 6 , Pages 1678-1679 , June 2007

A pseudoaneurysmal cyst in the pulmonary artery secondary to lung suppuration

  • Hideo Ichimura, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Hideo Ichimura, MD, Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, 1-3-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305-8558, Japan.
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  • Hiroo Okazaki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan
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  • Kazunori Kikuchi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan
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  • Toshihiko Saitoh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Tsukuba Gakuen Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan
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  • Norihiro Haraguchi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Tsukuba Gakuen Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan
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  • Masataka Onizuka, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.

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PII: S0022-5223(07)00458-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.01.072

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 133, Issue 6 , Pages 1678-1679 , June 2007

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