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Bahk, JH., Ryu, HG. & Park, JH. Mainstem bronchial diameter for the left-sided Broncho-Cath® doublelumen tube: an in vitro study. Can J Anesth 52, 341–342 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03016083
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