Destroyed lung secondary to tuberculosis – Surgical options

N. Galie, C. Savu, R. Posea, V. Grigorie, C. Petreanu (Bucharest, Romania)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Surgery for infections and congenital diseases
Session: Surgery for infections and congenital diseases
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2409
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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N. Galie, C. Savu, R. Posea, V. Grigorie, C. Petreanu (Bucharest, Romania). Destroyed lung secondary to tuberculosis – Surgical options. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, 2409

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