Evaluation of the utility of using pleural fluid cholesterol as a new criterion for the differential diagnosis between transudates and exudates

K. Kosmidis, S. Patiakas (Kastoria, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - The new clinical spectrum of lung diseases: from bronchi to pleura
Session: The new clinical spectrum of lung diseases: from bronchi to pleura
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 498

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K. Kosmidis, S. Patiakas (Kastoria, Greece). Evaluation of the utility of using pleural fluid cholesterol as a new criterion for the differential diagnosis between transudates and exudates. Eur Respir J 2011; 38: Suppl. 55, 498

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