Transthoracic ultrasound can safely rule-out pneumothorax post-lung biopsy

Georgios Tsaknis (Leicester, United Kingdom), Georgios Tsaknis, Abdul Nasimudeen, Fiona Mccann, Philip Pearson, Andrew Jeffrey

Source: International Congress 2016 – EBUS and transthoracic ultrasound
Session: EBUS and transthoracic ultrasound
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 3852
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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Georgios Tsaknis (Leicester, United Kingdom), Georgios Tsaknis, Abdul Nasimudeen, Fiona Mccann, Philip Pearson, Andrew Jeffrey. Transthoracic ultrasound can safely rule-out pneumothorax post-lung biopsy. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 3852

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