The Comparison of Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) with 10 mm Thoracoscopy to 2 mm Thoracoscopy for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax
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Hwang Jin-Wook
(Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Korea University)
Jo Won-Min (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Korea University) Min Byoung-Ju (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Korea University) Son Ho-Sung (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Korea University) Lee In-Sung (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Korea University) Shin Jae-Seung (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Korea University) |
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