Delayed pneumothorax after CT-guided percutaneous fine needle aspiration lung biopsy

Thorax

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 581-582

  Traill, Zoë C ^a   Gleeson, Fergus V ^a  

^a CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications; Lung biopsy; Pneumothorax

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG BIOPSY; MALE; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0030838018     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.52.6.581     Document Type: Article

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