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Case Report

Early simultaneous esophagopleural and bronchopleural fistula after right pneumonectomy

Marek SzkorupaDepartment of Surgery I, Palacky University in Olomouc, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University Hospital Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic;
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Josef ChudacekDepartment of Surgery I, Palacky University in Olomouc, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University Hospital Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic;
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Olga KlementováDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Palacky University in Olomouc, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University Hospital Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech RepublicCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Cestmir NeoralDepartment of Surgery I, Palacky University in Olomouc, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University Hospital Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic;
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Martin StasekDepartment of Surgery I, Palacky University in Olomouc, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University Hospital Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic;
Pages 56-58 | Received 25 Oct 2016, Accepted 23 Feb 2017, Published online: 02 May 2017

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