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  1. Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK

    David Shlugman

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  1. Cardiothoracic Department AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Kyriakos Anastasiadis

  2. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK

    Chandi Ratnatunga

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Shlugman, D. (2007). Perioperative Management for Thymectomy. In: Anastasiadis, K., Ratnatunga, C. (eds) The Thymus Gland. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-33426-2_12

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