Prague Med. Rep. 2012, 113, 303-308

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2015.15

Persistent Spontaneous Pneumothorax for Four Years: A Case Report

Yoshimasa Mizuno, H. Iwata, K. Shirahashi, M. Matsui, H. Takemura

Department of General and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan

Received February 26, 2012
Accepted October 10, 2012

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