Bronchopleural fistula and pneumothorax following lung volume reduction coil treatment in severe emphysema: A case report

Aşkın Gülşen (Izmir, Turkey), Askin Gulsen, Fidan Sever, Pelin Girgin, Volkan Karacam

Source: International Congress 2015 – Bronchoscopic treatment of COPD and asthma: valves, coils, thermoplastics and something more
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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Aşkın Gülşen (Izmir, Turkey), Askin Gulsen, Fidan Sever, Pelin Girgin, Volkan Karacam. Bronchopleural fistula and pneumothorax following lung volume reduction coil treatment in severe emphysema: A case report. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 807

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