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Invited commentary: Arteriotracheal fistula as a fatal complication after tracheal resection and twice-a-day-irradiation for thyroid carcinoma

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  1. Department of Surgery II, University Vienna, Medical School, Spitalgasse 23, A-1090, Vienna

    W. Klepetko M.D.

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Klepetko, W. Invited commentary: Arteriotracheal fistula as a fatal complication after tracheal resection and twice-a-day-irradiation for thyroid carcinoma. Acta Chir Austriaca 25, 281 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02602125

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