Diagnostic Pulmonary Pathology, Second Edition (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)
Contributors: Philip T. Cagle (Editor); Timothy C. Allen (Editor); Mary Beth Beasley (Editor)
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Published: May 1, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781420065954
Subjects: Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine; Medical / Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine; Medical; Medical / Nursing
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.