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Original Papers

Thoracoscopic Talc Pleurodesis for the Treatment of Spontaneous Pneumothorax

P. PletinckxDepartment of General and Thoracic Surgery, AZ Maria Middelares, Sint Jozef, Gent, Belgium.View further author information
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F. MuysomsDepartment of General and Thoracic Surgery, AZ Maria Middelares, Sint Jozef, Gent, Belgium.
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C. De DeckerDepartment of General and Thoracic Surgery, AZ Maria Middelares, Sint Jozef, Gent, Belgium.
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E. DaeterDepartment of General and Thoracic Surgery, AZ Maria Middelares, Sint Jozef, Gent, Belgium.
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D. ClaeysDepartment of General and Thoracic Surgery, AZ Maria Middelares, Sint Jozef, Gent, Belgium.
Pages 504-507 | Published online: 11 Mar 2016

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