Diagnostic yield of the new pleural biopsy needle ((Esmat’s needle)) in exudative pleural effusion

Ahmed Mansour (Shibin Elkom, Egypt), Ahmed Mansour, Noran Elbazzar

Source: International Congress 2016 – Pleural diseases
Session: Pleural diseases
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 5045
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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Ahmed Mansour (Shibin Elkom, Egypt), Ahmed Mansour, Noran Elbazzar. Diagnostic yield of the new pleural biopsy needle ((Esmat’s needle)) in exudative pleural effusion. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 5045

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