F. Fändrich¹, J. Schröder¹, T. Jahnke¹, A.M. Waaga³, M.R. Pawaresch², H.H. Wacker²

¹Dept. of General & Thoracic Surgery and ²Institute of Pathology, University of Kiel, Germany.
³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, U.S.A.

Received 12/2/96; Accepted 12/18/96; On-line 01/01/97

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