Pilot feasibility study of transbronchial needle forceps: A new tool for obtaining histology samples from mediastinal subcarinal lymph nodes

Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 183-187

  Gasparini, Stefano ^a   Zuccatosta, Lina ^a   Sediari, Michele ^a   Mei, Federico ^a  

^a OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lung cancer staging; Mediastinal lymph nodes; Transbronchial needle aspiration; Transbronchial needle forceps

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FORCEPS; GRANULOCYTIC SARCOMA; HISTOLOGY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; NEEDLE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; TRANSBRONCHIAL ASPIRATION; TRANSBRONCHIAL NEEDLE FORCEP; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 68949103566     PISSN: 19446586     EISSN: 19488270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/LBR.0b013e3181afde66     Document Type: Article

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