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  • Title: Bronchofiberscopy with curette biopsy and bronchography in the evaluation of peripheral lung lesions.
    Author: Ono R, Loke J, Ikeda S.
    Journal: Chest; 1981 Feb; 79(2):162-6. PubMed ID: 7460646.
    Abstract:
    Flexible bronchofiberscopy using a double-hinged curette biopsy and under fluoroscopic guidance was performed on 46 patients with peripheral lung carcinomas smaller than 2 cm. Prior mapping of the location of the lung lesion was achieved with selective peripheral bronchography. With these diagnostic tools, a positive cytologic diagnosis for lung carcinomas was made in 45 of 46 patients, a yield of 97.8 percent. Complications associated with the curette biopsy included minor bleeding in three cases and pneumothorax requiring a chest tube in one case.
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