A Case of Bronchial Obstruction Due to Bronchial Angulation after Upper Lobectomy
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Lee, Ho-Su
(Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Yim, Ji-Hye (Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Kim, Woo-Jin (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Kangwon National University) Shin, Ji-Hoon (Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Oh, Yeon-Mok (Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) |
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