Blind pleural biopsy in the study of undiagnosed pleural effusion: results and complications

M. Calheiros Barbosa Cabral (Lisboa, Portugal), D. Maia (Lisboa, Portugal), A. Magalhães (Lisboa, Portugal), B. Mendes (Lisboa, Portugal), C. Figueiredo (Lisboa, Portugal), S. Santos (Lisboa, Portugal), N. Murinello (Lisboa, Portugal), R. Gerardo (Lisboa, Portugal), A. Mineiro (Lisboa, Portugal), J. Cardoso (Lisboa, Portugal)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Interventional pulmonology: the pleura and bronchoscopic treatment of emphysema
Session: Interventional pulmonology: the pleura and bronchoscopic treatment of emphysema
Session type: E-poster session
Number: 871
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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