The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 3 , Pages 774-775 , March 2010

Video-assisted intercostal nerve cryoablation in managing intractable chest wall pain

Received 12 October 2008 ,Revised 13 December 2008 ,Accepted 28 December 2008.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)00033-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.12.039

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 3 , Pages 774-775 , March 2010

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