Diagnostic utility of surgical lung biopsies in elderly patients with interstitial lung diseases

Laszlo Vaszar (Scottsdale, United States of America), Laszlo Vaszar, Brandon Larsen, Jay Ryu, Lewis Wesselius, Karen Swanson, Robert Viggiano, Henry Tazelaar

Source: International Congress 2015 – New insights into IIPs
Session: New insights into IIPs
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4847
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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