Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: A Comparative Atlas
Volume 12, Issue 3 , Pages 194-209 , Autumn 2007

Techniques of Performing Left Carinal Pneumonectomy

  • Farzaneh Banki, MD
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  • Douglas E. Wood, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Douglas E. Wood, MD, University of Washington Medical Center, 1959 NE Pacific, Seattle, WA 98195.

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doi: 10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2007.07.001

Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: A Comparative Atlas
Volume 12, Issue 3 , Pages 194-209 , Autumn 2007

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