Evaluation of lung cancer diagnoses made by bronchoscopy despite EBUS findings being invisible

K. Okafuji (Tokyo, Japan)

Source: International Congress 2017 – How to reach peripheral lesions: (radial EBUS, CLE, navigation, etc.) and treat airleaks
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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