Minimally Invasive Methods for Staging in Lung Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Introduction. Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) is a procedure that provides access to the mediastinal staging; however, EBUS cannot be used to stage all of the nodes in the mediastinum. In these cases, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is used for complete staging. Objective. To provide a synthesis of the...

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Main Authors: Gonzalo Labarca, Carlos Aravena, Francisco Ortega, Alex Arenas, Adnan Majid, Erik Folch, Hiren J. Mehta, Michael A. Jantz, Sebastian Fernandez-Bussy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1024709