Successful bronchoscopic drainage of lung abscesses using a pigtail catheter

Avraham Unterman (Ramat Gan, Israel), Avraham Unterman, Oren Fruchter, Dror Rosengarten, Nader Abdel-Rahman, Mordechai R. Kramer

Source: International Congress 2016 – Bronchoscopy: from diagnostic to treating air leaks
Session: Bronchoscopy: from diagnostic to treating air leaks
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 761
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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