Haemoptysis due to pulmonary venous stenosis
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Haemoptysis due to pulmonary venous stenosis.
Haemoptysis is a potentially life-threatening condition with the need for prompt diagnosis. In about 10-20% of all cases the bleeding source remains unexplained with the standard diagnostic approach. The aim of this article is to show the necessity of widening the diagnostic approach to haemoptysis with consideration of pulmonary venous stenosis as a possible cause of even severe haemoptysis an...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Respiratory Review
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0905-9180,1600-0617
DOI: 10.1183/09059180.00003713