Efficacy of video assisted thoracoscopic lung biopsy: an historical comparison with open lung biopsy.
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Efficacy of video assisted thoracoscopic lung biopsy: an historical comparison with open lung biopsy.
BACKGROUND Video assisted thoracoscopic lung biopsies were compared with historical controls undergoing open lung biopsy to determine the diagnostic accuracy, effect on length of postoperative stay, and cost effectiveness of the new thoracoscopic technique. METHODS The first 25 video assisted thoracoscopic lung biopsies performed in the Edinburgh Thoracic Unit were compared with 25 historical...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.49.4.361