Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is an established procedure in lung cancer (LC) staging and in the diagnosis of mediastinal masses. Most of the experiences reported refer to single specialized centers where dedicated teams of endoscopists and pathologists perform the pr
Endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) of mediastinal lesions
โ Scribed by Tin Q. Nguyen; Andrius Kalade; Shyam Prasad; Paul Desmond; Gavin Wright; David Hart; Matthew Conron; Robert Y. Chen
- Book ID
- 108997052
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 150 KB
- Volume
- 81
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1445-1433
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