British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 3 , Pages 180-181 , April 2010

Pneumothorax after orthognathic surgery

,Accepted 26 August 2009.

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PII: S0266-4356(09)00613-5

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.08.038

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 3 , Pages 180-181 , April 2010

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