Does cryoprobe biopsy increase the diagnostic yield in endobronchial tumor lesions?

Does cryoprobe biopsy increase the diagnostic yield in endobronchial tumor lesions?

Background Lung cancer is considered to be one of the most common causes of death among patients with confirmed cancer all over the world. Bronchoscopic diagnosis with ordinary forceps biopsy (FB) is applied primarily for those with endobronchial mass or with suspected visible abnormalities. The sma...

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Main Authors: Gehan M El-Assal, Khaled M Zamzam, Eman R Ali, Mohammed M Mohammed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Subjects:
biopsy
cryoprobe
diagnostic yield
endobronchial
tumor lesions
Online Access:http://www.ejcdt.eg.net/article.asp?issn=0422-7638;year=2018;volume=67;issue=3;spage=287;epage=294;aulast=El-Assal

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