Advantage of chest tube drainage in tuberculous pleurisy without active pulmonary tuberculosis

M. J. Na, J. H. Kim, Y. M. Lee, S. J. Kwon, J. W. Son, E. Choi (Daejeon, Republic Of Korea)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Extrapulmonary tuberculosis and surgical interventions
Session: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis and surgical interventions
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2676
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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