Initial Bronchoscopic Therapy for Typical Bronchial Carcinoid: Case Report
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High-resolution CT in patients with intraluminal typical bronchial carcinoid tumors treated with bronchoscopic therapy.
STUDY OBJECTIVE To evaluate the extent to which high-resolution CT (HRCT) can predict the clinical outcome of bronchoscopic treatment with curative intent in patients with intraluminal typical bronchial carcinoid tumors. DESIGN An observational study. SETTING Bronchoscopy unit and radiology department of a university hospital. PATIENTS AND INTERVENTIONS Eighteen patients with intraluminal...
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عنوان ژورنال: Solunum
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1302-4922
DOI: 10.5505/solunum.2011.87587