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Original Article

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in the management of spontaneous pneumothorax

C. Power Department of Surgery, University College Hospital, Galway, Ireland
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D. Maguire Department of Surgery, University College Hospital, Galway, Ireland
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O. J. McAnena Department of Surgery, University College Hospital, Galway, Ireland
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S. Walsh Department of Surgery, University College Hospital, Galway, Ireland
Pages 267-270 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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