The efficacy and safety of giant emphysematous bulla volume reduction via medical thoracoscopy

H. Zhang (Ri Zhao City, China), L. Wang (Ri Zhao City, China), C. Ge (Ri Zhao City, China), G. Xue (Ri Zhao City, China), C. Duan (Ri Zhao City, China), X. Liu (Ri Zhao City, China), W. Xu (Ri Zhao City, China), Z. Liu (Ri Zhao City, China), M. Wang (Ri Zhao City, China), X. Bu (Ri Zhao City, China), W. Zhang (Ri Zhao City, China)

Source: International Congress 2019 – Interventional pulmonology: current pleural practice
Session: Interventional pulmonology: current pleural practice
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 3129
Disease area: Respiratory critical care, Thoracic oncology

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