Diagnostic pleuroscopy and pleuroscopic talc pleurodesis in malignant pleural effusions – a study on efficacy and safety

B. N. B. M. Prasad, S. P. Rai, D. Bhattacharyya, V. Dutta (Pune, New Delhi, India)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Pleural and mediastinal diseases
Session: Pleural and mediastinal diseases
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4122
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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