Bilateral empyema treated by sequential pleuroscopy

Bilateral empyema associated to infectious pericarditis is an extremely rare, yet life-threatening condition. Pleuroscopy-medical thoracoscopy has proved its efficacy in series of patients with empyema. Yet, all reported cases treated by this technique, concerned patients with pleural infection loc...

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Main Authors: Kostas Archontogeorgis, Anthony Lanfranco, Andreas Koulelidis, Marios E. Froudarakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2016-06-01
Series:Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
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Online Access:https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/735