Advanced medical interventions in pleural disease
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Advanced medical interventions in pleural disease.
The burden of a number of pleural diseases continues to increase internationally. Although many pleural procedures have historically been the domain of interventional radiologists or thoracic surgeons, in recent years, there has been a marked expansion in the techniques available to the pulmonologist. This has been due in part to both technological advancements and a greater recognition that pl...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Respiratory Review
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0905-9180,1600-0617
DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0020-2016