Iatrogenic buffalo-chest syndrome

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2017; 27(02): 254-255
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.209202

Letters to the Editor

Animesh Ray

Department of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Fortis Hospitals, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, India

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Mansi Gupta

Department of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, VMMC and SJH, New Delhi, India

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