Combination of electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy-guided biopsy with a novel staining for peripheral pulmonary lesions

Abstract Background The diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPLs) is a challenging task for pulmonologists, especially for small PPLs. Conventional localization of these small PPLs, which are > 1 cm away from the visceral pleura in operation, is quite difficult. Currently used methods inev...

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Main Authors: Kai Qian, Yi Deng, Cheng Shen, Yong-Geng Feng, Bo Deng, Qun-You Tan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-019-1704-7