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Flexible bronchoscopy for lung cancer diagnosis in patients aged ≥85 years.

Masamichi MineshitaKei MorikawaNaoki FuruyaHirotaka KidaHiroki NishineHiroshi HandaTakeo Inoue
Published in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2021)
FB for lung cancer diagnosis in patients aged ≥85 years were carried out with acceptable safety and diagnostic yield. Considering the development of less invasive therapeutic measures for lung cancer, FB is safe and valuable in individuals aged ≥85 years suspected of lung cancer with therapeutic indications. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2021; ••: ••-••.
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