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Total occlusion of the superior vena cava due to bronchogenic cyst

A Turkyilmaz1, Y Aydin, H Ogul

  • 1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ataturk University, Medical Faculty, Erzurum, Turkey. atilat@atauni.edu.tr

Acta Chirurgica Belgica
|December 10, 2009
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