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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
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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)

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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