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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-5-7
pubmed:abstractText
A total of 258 patients with suspected sarcoidosis underwent transbronchial needle aspiration lymph node biopsies and forceps bronchial biopsies during rigid bronchoscopy. Transbronchial needle aspiration biopsies revealed noncaseating granulomas in 66.3 percent of patients. When transbronchial needle aspiration biopsies were combined with forceps bronchial biopsies, the positive rate increased to 77.7 percent. No major complication occurred when using transbronchial needle aspiration. Rigid bronchoscopy with transbronchial needle aspiration biopsies appears to offer a sensitive and specific alternative to more invasive techniques used in the diagnosis of sarcoidosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0012-3692
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
85
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
482-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
Transbronchial needle aspiration in the diagnosis of sarcoidosis.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article