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Recurrent Pneumothoraces in a Patient With Pulmonary Benign Metastasizing Leiomyoma

Miranda Hann, Rinu Manacheril, Jerry St. Pierre and Rajiv Gala
Ochsner Journal September 2017, 17 (3) 284-287;
Miranda Hann
1The University of Queensland School of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA
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Rinu Manacheril
2Department of Neurology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
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Jerry St. Pierre
3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
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Rajiv Gala
1The University of Queensland School of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA
3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
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