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Complications Following Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy

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Part of the book series: Developments in Surgery ((DISU,volume 3))

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Flexible fiberbronchoscopy has been well evaluated for diagnosis of pulmonary diseases and a few occurrences of complication following the performance is reported. Complications following flexible fiberbronchoscopy in our hospital were reviewed and the treatment and prevention for the complications were studied.

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  1. Akira Koyama
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  2. Hiroshi Anno
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  1. Ruhrlandklinik, Essen, Germany

    John A. Nakhosteen M.D. (Chest Physician, Consultant Bronchologist) & Werner Maassen M.D. (Professor of Medicine, Medical Director, President, 2nd World Congress for Bronchology) (Chest Physician, Consultant Bronchologist) &  (Professor of Medicine, Medical Director, President, 2nd World Congress for Bronchology)

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© 1981 Martinus Nijhoff Publishers bv, The Hague/ Boston/ London

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Koyama, A., Anno, H. (1981). Complications Following Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy. In: Nakhosteen, J.A., Maassen, W. (eds) Bronchology: Research, Diagnostic, and Therapeutic Aspects. Developments in Surgery, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8236-9_29

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