Double lung transplantation is better than single lung transplantation for end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary

Yu-Chi Fang1, Wen-Hsin Cheng1, Hung-I Lu1

  • 1Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, No. 123 Dapi Road, Niaosong Dist., Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC.

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