Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 263-273 , Autumn 2009

Endoscopic Management of Central Airway Obstruction

  • Jed A. Gorden, MD

      Affiliations

    • Interventional Pulmonology, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, Washington
    • ,
  • Armin Ernst, MD

      Affiliations

    • Interventional Pulmonology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Armin Ernst, MD, Interventional Pulmonology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, One Deaconess Road, Suite 201A, Boston, MA 02215

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doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2009.08.002

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 263-273 , Autumn 2009

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