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A successful bronchial thermoplasty procedure in a “very severe” asthma patient with rare complications: a case report

Xiudi HanDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Qingdao Municipal Hospital Group, Qingdao University, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China;
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Shuli ZhangDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Qingdao Municipal Hospital Group, Qingdao University, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China;
, MD,
Weiye ZhaoDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Qingdao Municipal Hospital Group, Qingdao University, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China;
, MD,
Dong WeiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Qingdao Municipal Hospital Group, Qingdao University, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China;
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Yi WangDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Qingdao Municipal Hospital Group, Qingdao University, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China;
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Douglas Kyle HogarthDepartment of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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Xuedong LiuDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Qingdao Municipal Hospital Group, Qingdao University, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 1004-1007 | Received 14 Jun 2018, Accepted 05 Aug 2018, Published online: 04 Oct 2018

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