Empyema Thoracis

  • Dakshesh H. Parikh
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Keywords

Pleural Fluid Pleural Space Chest Drain Lung Abscess Visceral Pleura 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Dakshesh H. Parikh
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of Paediatric SurgeryBirmingham Children&s HospitalBirminghamUnited Kingdom

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