Video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) in treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax

A. Pirtnieks, J. Basko, U. Kopeika (Riga, Latvia)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Pneumothorax and VATS
Session: Pneumothorax and VATS
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3336
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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