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Clinical and radiographic predictors of successful therapeutic bronchoscopy for the relief of malignant central airway obstruction
BACKGROUND: Malignant central airway obstruction (CAO) occurs in approximately 20–30% of patients with lung cancer and is associated with debilitating symptoms and poor prognosis. Multimodality therapeutic bronchoscopy can relieve malignant CAO, though carries risk. Evidence to guide clinicians rega...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6873512/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31752776 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-019-0987-3 |