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Xin Zhuo1, Leyi Dong2, Chenyang Xu1
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ganzhou People's Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China.
Asian Journal of Surgery
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