The possibilities of the video-thorascopy at treatment of the pointed pleural empyema

A. Laptev, B. Miskevich (Minsk, Belarus)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Pleuropulmonary infections; thoracic trauma
Session: Pleuropulmonary infections; thoracic trauma
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2114
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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