The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 4 , Pages e93-e95 , April 2010

Pulmonary artery ligation with lung preservation in Behcet disease: Report of a case with prolonged survival

Received 20 October 2008 ,Revised 1 July 2009 ,Accepted 13 July 2009.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)00977-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.07.033

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 4 , Pages e93-e95 , April 2010

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