IPFT (Streptokinase) in septated/loculated pleural effusion with failed tube drainage is still relevant in developing countries: A Case-control study

R. Agarwal (Bareilly, India), R. Agrawal (Bareilly, India), A. Rajpal (Bareilly, India)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Interventional pulmonology: the pleura and bronchoscopic treatment of emphysema
Session: Interventional pulmonology: the pleura and bronchoscopic treatment of emphysema
Session type: E-poster session
Number: 870
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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