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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Needlescopic Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Shah-Hwa Chou Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Faculty of Medical School, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hsien-Pin Li Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Jui-Ying Lee Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Yen-Lung Lee Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Eing-Long Kao Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Faculty of Medical School, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Meei-Feng Huang Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Tsun-En Lin Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Pages 221-224 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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