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Thymopharyngeal duct cyst: an unusual cause of respiratory compromise

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  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan

    Masao Yasufuku & Kosaku Maeda

  2. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Himeji Redcross Hospital, Himeji, Japan

    Masao Yasufuku & Yoichi Takano

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Yasufuku, M., Maeda, K. & Takano, Y. Thymopharyngeal duct cyst: an unusual cause of respiratory compromise. Pediatr Surg Int 25, 807–809 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-009-2413-z

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