The diagnostic yield and safety of fine needle aspiration of intrathoracic hydatid cysts: A three year retrospective study

O.B. Ozoh, C.F.N. Koegelenberg, R. Brauns, E.M. Irusen, F. von Groote-Bidlingmaier, C.A. Wright, M. Louw, P.T. Schubert, C.T. Bolliger (Cape Town, South Africa; Lagos, Nigeria)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - The different ways to establish a diagnosis: needle and forcep
Session: The different ways to establish a diagnosis: needle and forcep
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3594
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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