Endobronchial ultrasonography using a guide sheath increases the ability to diagnose peripheral pulmonary lesions endoscopically

Chest

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 959-965

  Kurimoto, Noriaki ^a,d   Miyazawa, Teruomi ^b   Okimasa, Seiji ^a   Maeda, Akihiro ^a   Oiwa, Hiroshi ^a   Miyazu, Yuka ^b   Murayama, Masaki ^c  

^a National Hiroshima Hospital   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA CITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Iwakuni Minami Hospital   (Japan)

^d NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endobronchial ultrasonography; Guide sheath; Peripheral pulmonary lesions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; FORCEPS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG INJURY; MECHANICAL PROBE; OPEN STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 4544346103     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.126.3.959     Document Type: Article

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