J Hetzel, R Eberhardt, FJ Herth… - European …, 2011 - Eur Respiratory Soc ... malignancies. It allows inspection and biopsy of any endobronchial abnormalities under direct vision. Pathology samples can be harvested by using various techniques eg forceps, brushing, washing. Flexible bronchoscopy and the associated tissue sampling ...
CFN Koegelenberg… - Respirology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library ... 8. Diagnostic yield. Medical thoracoscopy allows for the direct inspection of the pleura and biopsies taken under directvision, has a diagnostic yield superior to that of blind closed pleural biopsy and thoracocentesis. The diagnostic ... Related articles - All 2 versions
MGH van de Sande, DM Gerlag… - Annals of the …, 2011 - ard.bmj.com ... It is possible to sample synovial tissue from different areas in the joint and because of directvision this method yields adequate samples even in quiescent joints. When synovial biopsy specimens are taken during arthrotomic surgery, serial sampling for evaluation of ... Cited by 4 - Related articles - All 5 versions
Y Zheng, D Wang, X Kong, D Chen… - Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library ... application, after gastric lavage, the first step was the creation of the gastrotomy under general anesthesia, sometime under directvision of the laparoscopic scope. Then the endoscope can be maneuvered in the peritoneal cavity. And peritoneoscopy and biopsy were performed ... Related articles - All 3 versions
PA Oppido, A Fiorindi, L Benvenuti, F Cattani… - Neurosurgical …, 2011 - thejns.org ... microsurgery for obtaining a diagnosis. 1 At the same time, the neuroendoscope can harvest, under directvision, biopsy specimens for defining histology and CSF samples for researching tumor markers. In fact, the CSF biochemical ... Cited by 1 - Related articles - All 2 versions