Central airway obstruction: laser, APC, stents and other techniques

Christophe Dooms (Leuven, Belgium)

Source: International Congress 2016 – PG14 Interventional pulmonology
Session: PG14 Interventional pulmonology
Session type: Postgraduate Course
Number: 128
Disease area: Airway diseases

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