Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 1 , Pages 48-49 , January 1997

Pulmonary artery band migration producing endobronchial obstruction

  • Robert L. Parry

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    • the Division of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
    • ,
  • L.Stephen Gordon

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    • the Division of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
    • ,
  • Neil J. Sherman

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Neil J. Sherman, MD, 1135 South Sunset Ave, Suite 301, West Covina, CA 91790.
    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    • the Division of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

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☆ Presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Singapore, May 12–15, 1996.

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Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 1 , Pages 48-49 , January 1997

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