Role of medical pleuroscopy for management of pleural effusion: a 3 years period review

J. Bento, A. P. Vaz, A. Amorim, V. Hespanhol, A. Magalhaes (Oporto, Portugal)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in pleural diseases
Session: Diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in pleural diseases
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 673
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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