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The diagnostic efficacy and safety of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration as an initial diagnostic tool

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Real-time, convex probe endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is used for the staging of malignant mediastinal lymph nodes. We evaluated the diagnostic efficacy and safety of EBUS-TBNA when used as an initial diagnostic tool. METHODS: We retros...

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Autores principales: Choi, Young Rak, An, Jin Young, Kim, Mi Kyeong, Han, Hye-Suk, Lee, Ki Hyeong, Kim, Si-Wook, Lee, Ki Man, Choe, Kang Hyeon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Association of Internal Medicine 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3846991/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24307841
http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2013.28.6.660