The morphological features of major and accessory fissures observed in different lung specimens

Morphologie

Volumn 90, Issue 288, 2006, Pages 26-32

  Gesase, A P ^a  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Accessory fissure; Anomalies; Lobation; Lungs; Major fissure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG LOBE; LUNG MALFORMATION; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33748418059     PISSN: 12860115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1286-0115(06)74315-6     Document Type: Article

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