Role of medical thoracoscopy in diagnosis of recurrent undiagnosed pleural effusion

I. Elmahallawy, R. Bakr, O. Mansour, A. Ali, S. El-Dahdouh (Shebin Elkom, Egypt)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Clinical issues in malignant pleural effusions
Session: Clinical issues in malignant pleural effusions
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1258
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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