Is medical thoracoscopy indicated in the management of multiloculated and organized thoracic empyema?

C. Ravaglia, C. Gurioli, S. Tomassetti, G. Casoni, M. Romagnoli, C. Gurioli, V. Poletti (Forlì, Italy)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - From outside to inside: access to the pleura
Session: From outside to inside: access to the pleura
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 595
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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C. Ravaglia, C. Gurioli, S. Tomassetti, G. Casoni, M. Romagnoli, C. Gurioli, V. Poletti (Forlì, Italy). Is medical thoracoscopy indicated in the management of multiloculated and organized thoracic empyema?. Eur Respir J 2011; 38: Suppl. 55, 595

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