Video-assisted thoracoscopic excision of a benign cystic mesothelioma of pleura
β Scribed by Shuji Haraguchi; Kiyoshi Koizumi; Masashi Kawamoto; Shigeo Tanaka; Susumu Tanaka
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- Japanese
- Weight
- 396 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1863-6705
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