Medical thoracoscopic lung biopsy obtained by stapler device: A new trick in old ground?

G. Hardavella, G. Papavasileiou, D. Zacheilas, N. Koulouris, M. Alchanatis, N. Anastasiou (Athens, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - From outside to inside: access to the pleura
Session: From outside to inside: access to the pleura
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 591
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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