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The Role of Thoracoscopy for the Resection of Pulmonary Metastasis

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Lobe, T.E. (2008). The Role of Thoracoscopy for the Resection of Pulmonary Metastasis. In: Bax, K.M.A., Georgeson, K.E., Rothenberg, S.S., Valla, JS., Yeung, C.K. (eds) Endoscopic Surgery in Infants and Children. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-49910-7_18

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