Surgical biopsy: Its appropriateness in diagnosing interstitial lung disease

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 331-336

  Riley, David J ^a   Costanzo, Eric J ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Interstitial; Lung disease; Pulmonary fibrosis; Thoracic surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY MONITORING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG FIBROSIS; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RADIOGRAPHY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; TUBE;

HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED;

EID: 33748158848     PISSN: 10705287     EISSN: 15316971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mcp.0000239549.70573.d9     Document Type: Review

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