Ultrasound guided needle pleural biopsy in patients with undiagnosed pleural effusion

H. Bahr, M. El-Shafey, M. Hantera, G. H. Abo El-Magd, A. El-Batsh (Tanta, Egypt)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Diagnosis of pleural effusions and mediastinal adenopathies
Session: Diagnosis of pleural effusions and mediastinal adenopathies
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2778
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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