Videothoracoscopic surgical approach for spontaneous pneumothorax: review of the pertinent literature.

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Published in World J Emerg Surg on July 21, 2008

Authors

Hiroyuki Sakurai1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Saiseikai Central Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. sakuraihm@ybb.ne.jp.

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