Endobronchial ultrasound trans-bronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) in Malta – improving diagnostic yield in a low volume centre

M. Pace Bardon (Msida , Malta), I. Said-Huntingford (Msida , Malta), C. Zammit (Msida , Malta), S. Psaila Balzan (Msida , Malta), G. Saliba (Msida , Malta), S. Montefort (Msida , Malta), D. Bilocca (Msida , Malta)

Source: International Congress 2019 – Interventional pulmonology: endobronchial ultrasound-transbronchial needle aspiration
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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