Clump material within drainage chest tubes contains diagnostic information: a proof-of-concept case series

Amber Louw, Calvin Sidhu, Deirdre B. Fitzgerald, Jenette Creaney, Siaw Ming Chai, Y.C. Gary Lee

Source: Eur Respir J, 57 (3) 2003248; 10.1183/13993003.03248-2020
Journal Issue: March
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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