Bronchoscopic electrocauterization versus argon plasma coagulation as a palliative management for patients with bronchogenic carcinoma
One of the main indications for therapeutic endoscopic treatment is palliation of advanced cancerous lesions. The main purpose is the relief of dyspnea due to central airway obstruction, and the pre-operative evaluation to confirm that the lung beyond the obstruction is viable and that dyspnea is ef...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2015-01-01
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Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763814200586 |