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Mariagrazia Lorusso et al. Ann Transl Med. 2019 Jan.

. 2019 Jan;7(1):25.

doi: 10.21037/atm.2018.12.18.

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Troubleshooting complicated hilar anatomy via prophylactically clamping the pulmonary artery: three videos demonstrating three techniques.
Liu C, Ma L, Pu Q, Mei J, Liao H, Zhu Y, Lin F, Liu L. Liu C, et al. Ann Transl Med. 2018 Sep;6(18):365. doi: 10.21037/atm.2018.09.21. Ann Transl Med. 2018. PMID: 30370292 Free PMC article.

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