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Use of the fiberoptic bronchoscopy in the elderly
F Vietri1, M Crispino, P Tombolini
1IV Clinica Chirurgica Generale e Terapia Chirurgica, Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Roma.
Il Giornale Di Chirurgia
|May 1, 1992
Abstract:
The authors emphasize the primary role fiberoptic bronchoscopy has for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in the elderly affected by pulmonary disease. Safety, efficacy and tolerability of the method in the elderly are obtained through a preliminary and careful evaluation of the patients, either clinical or instrumental.