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Bronchoscopic removal of lower airway foreign body: a two-center retrospective cohort study
Shogo Toyama1, Kenichiro Kudo2, Kohei Fujita3
1Division of Respiratory Medicine, Center for Respiratory Diseases, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center, 1-1, Fukakusa-Mukaihata, Fushimi, Kyoto-City, Kyoto, Japan.
BMC Pulmonary Medicine
|March 28, 2026
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