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Comment
. 2012 Jun;14(6):806.
doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivs186.

eComment. Pectus excavatum: the surgical opinion

Georgios Dimitrakakis  1 , Ulrich O von Oppell
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Comment

eComment. Pectus excavatum: the surgical opinion

Georgios Dimitrakakis et al. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2012 Jun.
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  • Pectus excavatum: history, hypotheses and treatment options.
    Brochhausen C, Turial S, Müller FK, Schmitt VH, Coerdt W, Wihlm JM, Schier F, Kirkpatrick CJ. Brochhausen C, et al. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2012 Jun;14(6):801-6. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivs045. Epub 2012 Mar 5. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2012. PMID: 22394989 Free PMC article. Review.

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