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Treatment of Tuberculous Empyema by Intrathoracic Transposition of a Latissimus Dorsi Muscle Flap

Kim, Byeong Jun (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, National Medical Center)
Hong, In Pyo (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, National Medical Center)
Chung, Chan Min (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, National Medical Center)
Kim, Woo Sik (Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Medical Center)

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Archives of Plastic Surgery / v.43, no.1, 2016 , pp. 117-119 More about this Journal

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