Comparative study between medical thoracoscopic, bronchoscopic transbronchial, and ultrasound-guided transthoracic lung biopsies in diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary lesions
Background Peripheral pulmonary lesions are common clinical problems which need to be diagnosed through techniques less invasive than surgical biopsies. Objectives To compare safety and diagnostic yield of fiberoptic transbronchial, medical thoracoscopic, and ultrasound (US)-guided transthoracic lun...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ejcdt.eg.net/article.asp?issn=0422-7638;year=2020;volume=69;issue=2;spage=364;epage=370;aulast=El-Hoffy |