Gaining access to the periphery of the lung: Bronchoscopic and transthoracic approaches
Globally, lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related death. Annual low-dose computed tomography has been recommended as a screening test for early detection of lung cancers. Implementing this screening strategy is expected to challenge pulmonologist to confirm the nature of the increasi...
Main Authors: | Abdelfattah Ahmed Touman, Vlasios V Vitsas, Nickolaos G Koulouris, Grigoris K Stratakos |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-01-01
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Series: | Annals of Thoracic Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2017;volume=12;issue=3;spage=162;epage=170;aulast=Touman |
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