The utilization pattern of surgical lung biopsies (SLB) for the diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases (ILD) in Sri Lanka

A. Rathnapala (Welisara, Sri Lanka), S. Wickramasinghe (Welisara, Sri Lanka), D. Tilakaratne (Welisara, Sri Lanka), H. Chreif (Oxford, United Kingdom), S. Palihawadana (Welisara, Sri Lanka), D. Handagala (Welisara, Sri Lanka), E. Perera (Welisara, Sri Lanka), S. Kularatne (Welisara, Sri Lanka), B. Gunasena (Welisara, Sri Lanka), R. Punchihewa (Welisara, Sri Lanka)

Source: International Congress 2019 – Interstitial lung disease registries
Session: Interstitial lung disease registries
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 4719
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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