Thoracic surgery in early life.
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The problems of cardio-vascular surgery in infancy cannot be satisfactorily included in this short review, which will deal with thoracic diseases other than those of the heart and great vessels. The problems will be considered under five headings:I. Oesophageal atresia and stenosis. 2. Diaphragmatic hernia. 3. Mediastinal cysts and neoplasms. 4. Lung cysts and infections. 5. Deformities of the thorax.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 31 357 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1955