Evaluation of unguided transbronchial biopsy in the diagnosis of pulmonary disease--its safety and efficacy as an out-patient procedure.
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci
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1992 Apr-Jun; 34(2): 57-64
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Sixty-five patients underwent unguided fiberoptic transbronchial biopsy on an out-patient basis. Satisfactory material for histopathological examination was obtained in 55 patients. A reasonably definite pathological diagnosis could be established in 51 patients. The commonest diagnosis arrived at was that of interstitial fibrosis. Complications were observed in 4 (6.2%) patients. Fiberoptic transbronchial biopsy is, therefore, a safe and efficacious out-patient technique for establishing a pathological diagnosis in patients with infiltrative, diffuse or localized pulmonary disease.
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Biópsia
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Brônquios
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Estudos de Avaliação como Assunto
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Tecnologia de Fibra Óptica
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Assistência Ambulatorial
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Pulmão
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Pneumopatias
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudos de avaliação
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci
Ano de publicação:
1992
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