Clinical Results Following Early Tailoring Thoracoplasty in Patients Undergoing Pulmonary Resection
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Choi, Soon-Ho
(Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Wonkwang University Hospital, Wonkwang University College of Medicine)
Cha, Byung-Ki (Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Wonkwang University Hospital, Wonkwang University College of Medicine) Lee, Mi-Kyung (Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Wonkwang University Hospital, Wonkwang University College of Medicine) Park, Kwon-Jae (Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Wonkwang University Hospital, Wonkwang University College of Medicine) Lee, Sam-Youn (Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Wonkwang University Hospital, Wonkwang University College of Medicine) Choi, Jong-Bum (Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Wonkwang University Hospital, Wonkwang University College of Medicine) |
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