Transbronchial needle aspirates: How many passes per target site?

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 112-116

  Diacon, A H ^a   Schuurmans, M M ^a   Theron, J ^a   Brundyn, K ^a   Louw, M ^a   Wright, C A ^a   Bolliger, C T ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bronchoscopy; Cytodiagnosis; Fine needle biopsy; Lung neoplasms; Neoplasm staging

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER STAGING; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG TUMOR; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BRONCHI; BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; LYMPH NODES; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOUTH AFRICA; TRACHEA;

EID: 33846262994     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00055506     Document Type: Article

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