Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: A Comparative Atlas
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 154-163 , Summer 2006

Anterior Approach to Superior Sulcus Tumors

  • Philippe Dartevelle
    • ,
  • Steven J. Mentzer

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Steven J. Mentzer, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Division of Thoracic Surgery, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 2115.

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PII: S1522-2942(06)00056-0

doi: 10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2006.05.002

Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: A Comparative Atlas
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 154-163 , Summer 2006

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