Ultrasound guided pigtail catheter drainage of different pleural effusions

M. Gomaa, S. Abdel Ghaffar (Cairo, Egypt)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Trends in interventional pulmonology
Session: Trends in interventional pulmonology
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 1467
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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M. Gomaa, S. Abdel Ghaffar (Cairo, Egypt). Ultrasound guided pigtail catheter drainage of different pleural effusions. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: Suppl. 52, 1467

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