Feasibility of thoracic ultrasound to assess the withdrawal of the indwelling pleural catheter. Concordance with chest CT scan

M. Iglesias Heras (Salamanca, Spain), R. Cordovilla Pérez (Salamanca, Spain), J. Cascón Hernández (Salamanca, Spain), J. Fernández García Hierro (Salamanca, Spain), J. Tapias Del Pozo (Ávila, Spain), T. Antolín García (Zamora, Spain), E. Juárez Moreno (Ponferrada (León), Spain), R. Fernández Mellado (Ponferrada (León), Spain), E. Yagüe Zapatero (Ponferrada (León), Spain), G. Estrada Trigeros (Segovia, Spain), M. Barrueco Ferrero (Salamanca, Spain)

Source: International Congress 2019 – Novel approaches to pleural effusion: should I change my practice?
Session: Novel approaches to pleural effusion: should I change my practice?
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 491
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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