- Video-****isted
thoracoscopic lung
biopsy is the most
definitive technique, but
transbronchial biopsy has a
yield of over 50% and can also be effective. The safety...
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biopsy is ****ociated with a
mortality rate up to 1-2%. A
bronchoscopic transbronchial cryobiopsy, in
which a
camera is
introduced into the
airways followed...
- area
Bronchoscopy with
bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL),
endobronchial and
transbronchial biopsy and
epithelial brushing Chest X-rays CT scan
Scintigraphy and...
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sampled using a brush, a needle, or forceps.
Specimen of lung
tissue (
transbronchial biopsy) may be
sampled using a real-time X-ray (fluoroscopy) or an electromagnetic...
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which results in LGC formation.
Langhans giant cells are
often found in
transbronchial lung
biopsies or
lymph node
biopsies in
patients with sarcoidosis. They...
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techniques of
diagnosing SVCS are with
chest X-rays (CXR), CT scans,
transbronchial needle aspiration at
bronchoscopy and mediastinoscopy. CXRs
often provide...
- 2(10):970-979. Yasu****u K et al. Real-time
endobronchial ultrasound-guided
transbronchial needle aspiration of
mediastinal and
hilar lymph nodes.
Chest 2004,...
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thoracic pleura.
Diagnostic specimens are
often obtained via
bronchoscopic transbronchial biopsy, CT-guided
percutaneous biopsy, or video-****isted
thoracic surgery...
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infection and
often reveals mixed bacterial flora.
Transtracheal or
transbronchial (via bronchoscopy)
aspirates can also be cultured.
Fiber optic bronchoscopy...
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biopsies are
preferable for
diagnosis of
constrictive BO
compared to
transbronchial biopsies;
regardless of the type of biopsy, a
diagnosis may only be...
