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. 2013 Oct;29(4):564-6.
doi: 10.4103/0970-9185.119138.

Patent ductus arteriosus ligation: Do not take it easy

Bhuvana Vijayakanthi  1 , Minati Choudhury, Milind P Hote, Usha Kiran
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Patent ductus arteriosus ligation: Do not take it easy

Bhuvana Vijayakanthi et al. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2013 Oct.
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Post-operative chest X-ray
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Pre-operative chest X-ray
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