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Editorial
. 2020 Jun;12(6):3007-3009.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2020.03.97.

Surgical management of pneumothorax: still sailing with no compass

Pietro Bertoglio  1 , Andrea Viti  1 , Ivan Lomangino  1   2 , Claudio Alberto Terzi  1 , Fabrizio Minervini  3
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Editorial

Surgical management of pneumothorax: still sailing with no compass

Pietro Bertoglio et al. J Thorac Dis. 2020 Jun.
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Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd.2020.03.97). The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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