Role of medical thoracoscopy in a developing country: A single unit experience from Sri Lanka

D. Madegedara, N. Dissanayake, D. Yasaratne, C. Kulathunga, S. Nakandala, P. Wijerathne, C. Wirasinghe (Kandy, Sri Lanka)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - A little bit of everything: interventional pneumology
Session: A little bit of everything: interventional pneumology
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3700
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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