Safety of flexible bronchoscopy and clinical course for elderly patients with suspected primary lung cancer

Abstract Background There have been several reports demonstrating the safety of flexible bronchoscopy (FB) in the elderly, but none have focused specifically on lung cancer, which is a frequent biopsy procedure. Methods In this study, we retrospectively evaluated the safety of FB and subsequent trea...

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Main Authors: Zentaro Saito, Issei Oi, Takanori Ito, Takuma Imakita, Osamu Kanai, Kohei Fujita, Tadashi Mio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-03-01
Series:Thoracic Cancer
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/1759-7714.15228