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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2015-07-01
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Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763815201033 |