The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 1345-1346.e1 , May 2010

Polymer self-locking clips for vascular control during minimally invasive pulmonary lobectomies

Received 9 September 2009 ,Revised 24 October 2009 ,Accepted 12 December 2009.

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 Disclosures: The authors received no financial support from the related company. All items mentioned in this article were purchased by our institution on the basis of the market.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01632-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.12.026

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 1345-1346.e1 , May 2010

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