Medical thoracoscopy with local anaesthesia and conscious sedation: applications and outcome

N. Anastasiou, X. Tsiafaki, E. A. Liapi, E. Androutsou, A. Katsipoulakis, S. Malagaris, F. Apostolopoulou (Athens, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2001 - VATS, echinococcosis and rare lung tumors
Session: VATS, echinococcosis and rare lung tumors
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 2498
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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