The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 2 , Pages e17-e18 , February 2010

Gunshot wound of the main pulmonary artery: A case report

Received 21 May 2008 ,Revised 17 July 2008 ,Accepted 26 July 2008.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(08)01259-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.07.037

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 2 , Pages e17-e18 , February 2010

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