Thoracoscopic lung biopsy - Five commonly asked questions about video-assisted thoracic surgery

作     者：Shrager, JB Kaiser, LR 

作者机构：Univ Penn Sch Med Dept Surg Div Cardiothorac Surg Philadelphia PA 19104 USA 

出 版 物：《POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE》 (Postgrad. Med.)

年 卷 期：1999年第106卷第4期

页      面：139-+页

核心收录：

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 1001[医学-基础医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 100210[医学-外科学(含：普外、骨外、泌尿外、胸心外、神外、整形、烧伤、野战外)] 1010[医学-医学技术（可授医学、理学学位）] 10[医学] 

主　　题：活组织检查/方法 硬币病变 肺/诊断 胸部疾病/诊断 胸外科手术 电视辅助/方法 人类 

摘      要：Video-assisted thoracic surgery has changed the way in which many lung diseases are diagnosed and treated. With this innovative procedure, the discomfort and morbidity of more invasive means of obtaining biopsy specimens can often be avoided. Drs Shrager and Kaiser answer same of the most commonly asked questions about this exciting advance in thoracic medicine.