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Ultrathin bronchoscopy for solitary pulmonary lesions in a region endemic for tuberculosis: a randomised pilot trial

BACKGROUND: The evaluation of solitary pulmonary lesions (SPL) requires a balance between procedure-related morbidity and diagnostic yield, particularly in areas where tuberculosis (TB) is endemic. Data on ultrathin bronchoscopy (UB) for this purpose is limited. To evaluate feasibility and safety of...

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Autores principales: Franzen, Daniel, Diacon, Andreas H., Freitag, Lutz, Schubert, Pawel T., Wright, Colleen A., Schuurmans, Macé M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4847358/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27117455
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-016-0225-1