Role of Blind Closed Pleural Biopsy in the Management of Pleural Exudates

Role of Blind Closed Pleural Biopsy in the Management of Pleural Exudates

INTRODUCTION: The performance of blind closed pleural biopsy (BCPB) in the study of pleural exudates is controversial.

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Main Authors:	Marco F Pereyra, Esther San-José, Lucía Ferreiro, Antonio Golpe, José Antúnez, Francisco-Javier González-Barcala, Ihab Abdulkader, José M Álvarez-Dobaño, Nuria Rodríguez-Núñez, Luis Valdés
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:	Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/731352
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