Hot biopsy forceps in the diagnosis of endobronchial lesions

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 108-111

  Tremblay, Alain ^a,b   Michaud, G ^a   Urbanski, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Southern Alberta Cancer Research Institute   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Bronchoscopy; Lung cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; BRONCHUS DISEASE; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; FORCEPS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG CANCER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BRONCHIAL NEOPLASMS; BRONCHOSCOPY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 33846258759     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00071606     Document Type: Article

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