Outpatient management of malignant pleural effusion in patients unfit for pleurodesis

Luca Bertolaccini (Negrar Verona, Italy), Luca Bertolaccini, Andrea Viti, Simona Paiano, Luca Rosario Assante, Carlo Pomari, Alberto Terzi

Source: International Congress 2016 – Open problems in thoracic surgery
Session: Open problems in thoracic surgery
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2527
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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Luca Bertolaccini (Negrar Verona, Italy), Luca Bertolaccini, Andrea Viti, Simona Paiano, Luca Rosario Assante, Carlo Pomari, Alberto Terzi. Outpatient management of malignant pleural effusion in patients unfit for pleurodesis. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 2527

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