Curative resection of endobronchial fibroma with flexible bronchoscopy and electrocautery

Journal of Bronchology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 48-49

  Seymour, Christopher W ^a   Litzky, Leslie A ^a   Krimsky, William S ^b   Kruklitis, Robert J ^a   Machuzak, Michael S ^a   Sterman, Daniel H ^a   Musani, Ali I ^a,c  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

^c 894 Maloney Bldg ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchoscopy; Conscious sedation; Electrocautery; Fibroma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS TUMOR; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CAUTERIZATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FIBROMA; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BIOPSY;

EID: 12144275382     PISSN: 10708030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00128594-200501000-00017     Document Type: Article

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