Pneumothoraces in CT guided lung biopsies – Are we too cautious?

Andrew Low (Long Ashton, United Kingdom), Andrew Low, Helen O’Brien, Vidan Masani

Source: International Congress 2016 – Clinical aspects of lung cancer
Session: Clinical aspects of lung cancer
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2811
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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Andrew Low (Long Ashton, United Kingdom), Andrew Low, Helen O’Brien, Vidan Masani. Pneumothoraces in CT guided lung biopsies – Are we too cautious?. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 2811

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