Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial biopsy and brushing: A comparative evaluation for the diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary lesions

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 894-898

  Kuo, Chih Hsi ^a,b   Lin, Shu Min ^a   Lee, Kang Yun ^a   Chung, Fu Tsai ^a   Lo, Yu Lun ^a   Hsiung, Te Chih ^b   Liu, Chien Ying ^a   Kuo, Han Pin ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b SAINT PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Brushing; Endobronchial ultrasound; Peripheral pulmonary lesion; Transbronchial biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY FORCEPS; BLEEDING; BRONCHOSCOPE; BRUSHING CATHETER; CATHETER; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL LUNG LESION; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY BRUSHING; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY WASHING; AGED; BIOPSY; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES;

AGED; BIOPSY; BRONCHI; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 84898614650     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt472     Document Type: Article

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