Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 745-748 , May 2003

Image-guided percutaneous approach is superior to the thoracoscopic approach in the diagnosis of pulmonary nodules in children

Presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, September 19-22, 2002.

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doi: 10.1016/jpsu.2003.50198

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 745-748 , May 2003

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