LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Unraveling the mystery of pleural calcifications: a diagnostic challenge in pleural disease
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Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Westpfalz Klinikum, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Department of General Surgery, General University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece
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Department of Oncology, General University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece
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Department of Vascular Surgery, General University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece
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Department of Surgery, General Hospital of Lamia, Lamia, Greece
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Department of Thoracic Surgery and Thoracic Endoscopy, Ruhrlandklinik, West German Lung Center, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, General University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece
Submission date: 2025-01-06
Final revision date: 2025-02-26
Acceptance date: 2025-05-12
Publication date: 2025-05-29
Corresponding author
Arch Med Sci Atheroscler Dis 2025;10(1):35-40
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