Ultra-thin bronchoscope in the assessment of central airway obstruction

M. M. Schuurmans, A. H. Diacon, G. C. Michaud, C. T. Bolliger (Tygerberg, Cape Town, South Africa; Vancouver, Canada)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Recent advances in bronchoscopic diagnosis and treatment
Session: Recent advances in bronchoscopic diagnosis and treatment
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 2575
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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