Definition of postresectional residual pleural space

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-42

  Solak, Okan ^a,c   Sayar, Adnan ^b   Metin, Muzaffer ^b   Turna, Akif ^b   Erdogu, Volkan ^b   Pekçolaklar, Atilla ^b   Gürses, Atilla ^b  

^a AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Yedikule Teaching Hospital   (Turkey)

^c Kocatepe C Örnekevler M Dönerkaya Apt No: 2/3 ^*  (Turkey)

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EID: 33847014628     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
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