An analysis of indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) insertions for malignant pleural effusions

E. Reid, P. Sivasothy, S. Marciniak (Cambridge, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Pleural and mediastinal malignancies: management and rare clinical cases
Session: Pleural and mediastinal malignancies: management and rare clinical cases
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2836
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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E. Reid, P. Sivasothy, S. Marciniak (Cambridge, United Kingdom). An analysis of indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) insertions for malignant pleural effusions. Eur Respir J 2011; 38: Suppl. 55, 2836

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