Early surgical video thoracoscopy in complicated parapneumonic effusion. Retrospective study of 75 cases

Herve Le Floch (Clamart, France), Hervé Le Floch, Inès Ngampolo, Frédéric Rivière, Wanda Gaspard, France Charton, Alla Avramenko, Sonia Aguir, Bertrand Grand, Guillaume Boddaert, Marc-Antoine Sanchez, Jacques Margery

Source: International Congress 2015 – Challenges in surgery for non-malignant disorders: pleural mediastinal and tracheal problems, congenital disorders
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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