A Study to compare thediagnosticefficacy of closed pleural biopsy with that of the thoracoscopic guided pleural biopsy in patients of pleural effusion

S. K. Verma (Lucknow, India)

Source: International Congress 2014 – The planet of the pleura
Session: The planet of the pleura
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 490
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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S. K. Verma (Lucknow, India). A Study to compare thediagnosticefficacy of closed pleural biopsy with that of the thoracoscopic guided pleural biopsy in patients of pleural effusion. Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, 490

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