Pyopneumopericardium and empyema thoracis from perforated oesophageal cancer
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Pyopneumopericardium and empyema thoracis from perforated oesophageal cancer.
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn Univers...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2013-010053