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Original Research

Medical Thoracoscopy for the Management of Exudative Pleural Effusion: A Retrospective Study

Ling Gong1 The First Clinical Medical College, Jinan University, Guangzhou510632, People’s Republic of China;2 Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First People’s Hospital of Zunyi (The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University), Zunyi563000, People’s Republic of China
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Guichuan Huang2 Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First People’s Hospital of Zunyi (The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University), Zunyi563000, People’s Republic of China
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Yi Huang2 Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First People’s Hospital of Zunyi (The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University), Zunyi563000, People’s Republic of China
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Daishun Liu2 Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First People’s Hospital of Zunyi (The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University), Zunyi563000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Xiaoping Tang1 The First Clinical Medical College, Jinan University, Guangzhou510632, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 2845-2855 | Published online: 04 Dec 2020

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