Platypnoea orthodeoxia syndrome: a rare complication of pneumonectomy

P. A. J. Crosbie, A. N. Cooper, S. Ray, R. O‘Driscoll (Salford, Manchester, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Heart and lung
Session: Heart and lung
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1816

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