Videothoracoscopic lung biopsy (VTLB) as the method of choice for diagnosis of diffuse lung diseases (DLD)

V. G. Pischik, M. A. Atiukov, T. A. Stepanenko, O. B. Ilyina, N. E. Okuneva, T. A. Fedorova, P. K. Yablonsky (St-Petersburg, Russia)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Pleural disease
Session: Pleural disease
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 537
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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