Selective bronchial catheterization
| Autor: | Edward F. Banaszak, Walter H. Thiede |
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| Rok vydání: | 1972 |
| Předmět: |
Lung Diseases
medicine.medical_specialty Lung Neoplasms medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Biopsy Cytodiagnosis Bronchial catheterization Bronchi General Medicine medicine.disease Bronchial brushing Surgery Catheterization Catheter Methods Medicine Humans Thoracotomy business Lung cancer Anesthesia Local |
| Zdroj: | The New England journal of medicine. 286(10) |
| ISSN: | 0028-4793 |
| Popis: | THE technic of selective bronchial catheterization and brushing has been described by authors in a number of medical centers.1 2 3 4 The procedure was popularized by Fennessy,1 who used preformed catheters to attain placement of the catheter in a selected area. Fennessy1 , 2 has chosen a nasotracheal approach, whereas oratracheal4 and transcricoid approaches3 have also been used. Bronchial brushing has been described4 as the most accurate diagnostic tool short of thoracotomy in the diagnosis of lung cancer. It is especially valuable since it allows access to peripheral lesions. This procedure should be considered for any hospital that is provided with an image intensifier . . . |
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