Diagnostic Pulmonary Pathology (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Published: January 27, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 792
ISBN-13: 9780824701680
Subjects: Medical diagnosis; Respiratory medicine; Pathology; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Diagnosis; Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine; Medical / Pathology
First sentence: A transbronchial biopsy (TBBx) of the lung provides a limited amount of tissue from a limited sampling area but with reduced morbidity and mortality as compared with surgical biopsy, either by mini-thoracotomy or thoracoscopy.