Spectrum of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases using medical thoracoscopic lung biopsy: An experience with 55 patients during 2013–2015

Background: Diffuse parenchymal lung diseases (DPLD) constitute a heterogeneous group of lung diseases characterized by varying degrees of inflammation and fibrosis. In some DPLD, significant morbidity and unfavorable evolution, comparable to those of neoplastic diseases, are seen. Therefore, an eff...

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Main Authors: Sabah Ahmed, Ali El Hindawi, Shady Mashhour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-07-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763816300218