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Nikolaev K.N.

Main Military Clinical Hospital Russian National Guard Troops, Balashikha, Russia

Ivchenko D.R.

Department of Medical Support of the National Guard, Moscow, Russia;
Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education, Moscow, Russia

Fedorchenko V.E.

Main Military Clinical Hospital Russian National Guard Troops, Balashikha, Russia;
Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education, Moscow, Russia

Emelyanov I.N.

Main Military Clinical Hospital Russian National Guard Troops, Balashikha, Russia;
Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education, Moscow, Russia

Putintsev S.P.

Main Military Clinical Hospital Russian National Guard Troops, Balashikha, Russia;
Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education, Moscow, Russia

Combined gunshot penetrating chest wounds: current state of the problem (scoping review)

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Nikolaev K.N., Ivchenko D.R., Fedorchenko V.E., Emelyanov I.N., Putintsev S.P.

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Journal: Pirogov Russian Journal of Surgery. 2026;(3): 78‑94

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To cite this article:

Nikolaev KN, Ivchenko DR, Fedorchenko VE, Emelyanov IN, Putintsev SP. Combined gunshot penetrating chest wounds: current state of the problem (scoping review). Pirogov Russian Journal of Surgery. 2026;(3):78‑94. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/hirurgia202603178

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