Indications for flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy and its safety in the very elderly
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Indications for flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy and its safety in the very elderly.
AIM To evaluate the indications and the safety of fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) with bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), protected specimen brushing (PSB), endobronchial biopsy (EBB), and transbronchial biopsy (TBB) in a population of very elderly patients. METHODS We performed a retrospective study of all adult patients, aged 50 years or older, who underwent FOB in the Bronchology Unit of the Univ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2465-1028,1122-0643
DOI: 10.4081/monaldi.2007.506