The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 1 , Pages 32-39 , July 2009

Composite cervical skin and cartilage flap provides a novel large airway substitute after long-segment tracheal resection

Received 22 June 2008 ,Revised 1 October 2008 ,Accepted 9 November 2008.

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 Read at the Thirty-fourth Annual Meeting of The Western Thoracic Surgical Association, Kona, Hawaii, June 25–28, 2008.

PII: S0022-5223(09)00555-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.11.071

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 1 , Pages 32-39 , July 2009

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