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Case Reports
. 2024 Sep 12:28:222-224.
doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2024.09.003. eCollection 2024 Dec.

Sternal-sparing redo bilateral lung transplants

William D Tucker  1 , Brandon Petree  1 , John Stokes  2 , Sigrid Johannesen Ringenberg  3 , Anil J Trindade  4 , Caitlin Demarest  2 , Matthew Bacchetta  1   5
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Sternal-sparing redo bilateral lung transplants

William D Tucker et al. JTCVS Tech. .
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A, Thoracosternotomy. B, Bilateral anterior thoracotomies. C, Median sternotomy.
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