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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008; 56(8): 496-497
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924630
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924630
Case Reports
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York
Bilateral Trapped Lung with Concomitant Wermer's Syndrome and Cutis Laxa
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Publication History
Received May 22, 2006
Publication Date:
14 November 2008 (online)
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In the following case study, we report on what is, to our knowledge, the first patient with the rare condition of concomitant trapped lung, Wermer's syndrome, and cutis laxa.
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