The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 4 , Pages 1071-1073 , April 2010

Innovative surgical technique of right upper bilobe transplantation

Received 28 January 2009 ,Accepted 11 April 2009.

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PII: S0022-5223(09)00587-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.04.008

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 4 , Pages 1071-1073 , April 2010

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