Yield of transbronchial needle aspiration of mediastinal lymph nodes of 36 cases

Background: Besides clarifying the etiology of unidentified lymphadenomegaly, puncturing hilar and mediastinal lymph nodes by a flexible bronchoscopic needle is an aid in diagnosing and staging bronchogenic cancer or other metastatic cancers and diagnosing other inflammatory diseases i.e. sarcoidosi...

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Main Authors: Hala Mohamed Shalaby Samaha, Amro Abd Elhamid Moawad, Abdelhady Mohamed Shebl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-07-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763815201033