Bronchoscopic injection of absolute ethanol in patients with persistent air leak from chest tube drainage

C. H. Kim, A. L. Lim, I. G. Hyun (Seoul, Republic Of Korea)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Treatment beyond inhalers: endoscopic lung volume reduction
Session: Treatment beyond inhalers: endoscopic lung volume reduction
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3540
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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C. H. Kim, A. L. Lim, I. G. Hyun (Seoul, Republic Of Korea). Bronchoscopic injection of absolute ethanol in patients with persistent air leak from chest tube drainage. Eur Respir J 2011; 38: Suppl. 55, 3540

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