The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 135, Issue 6 , Pages 1210-1219.e6 , June 2008

Postpneumonectomy syndrome: Surgical management and long-term results

Received 13 June 2007 ,Revised 1 November 2007 ,Accepted 15 November 2007.

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 Presented at the 87th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery in Washington, DC, May 5–9, 2007.

PII: S0022-5223(07)01929-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.11.022

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 135, Issue 6 , Pages 1210-1219.e6 , June 2008

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