The value of transbronchial lung biopsy using jumbo forceps via rigid bronchoscope in diffuse lung disease

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - Pulmonary Series

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 59-64

  Casoni, G L ^a   Gurioli, C ^a   Chhajed, P N ^b   Chilosi, M ^c   Zompatori, M ^d   Olivieri, D ^d   Poletti, Venerino ^a,d  

^a MORGAGNI PIERANTONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diffuse infiltrative lung diseases; Flexible bronchoscope; High resolution computed tomography; Rigid bronchoscope; Transbronchial lung biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ALLERGIC PNEUMONITIS; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHOSCOPE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOGARTY CATHETER; FORCEPS; HISTIOCYTOSIS X; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; INTESTINE CANCER; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG METASTASIS; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG SARCOIDOSIS; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGANIZING PNEUMONIA; PATIENT SELECTION; POLYMYOSITIS; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; THORACOSCOPY; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 51749088097     PISSN: 11220643     EISSN: 2465101X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/monaldi.2008.397     Document Type: Article

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