Efficacy of thoracoscopic lung biopsy in interstitial lung diseases: Comparison with open lung biopsy

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 600-603

  Qureshi, Rizwan A ^a,b   Soorae, Ajaib S ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnostic yield; Interstitial lung disease; Open lung biopsy; Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OPEN LUNG BIOPSY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL ANATOMY; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX DRAINAGE; UNITED KINGDOM; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 0345099404     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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