Comparison between endobronchial forceps-biopsy and cryo-biopsy by flexible

Background: Invasive procedures such as bronchoscopic biopsy, bronchial washing, and bronchial brushing are widely used in the diagnosis of lung cancers. The mean diagnostic rate with bronchoscopic forceps biopsy is 74% in central tumors; the new biopsy technique of cryobiopsy appears to provide bet...

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Main Authors: Sami El-Dahdouh, Gehan Ali Abd Elaal, Noha El-kady
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763815300674