The value of answering simple bronchoscopy questions with randomized clinical trials

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Editorial

Luis Angel. Chest. 2012 Sep.

. 2012 Sep;142(3):551-552.

doi: 10.1378/chest.12-0508.

¹ University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX. Electronic address: angel@uthscsa.edu.

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Comment on

Randomized clinical trial of endobronchial ultrasound needle biopsy with and without aspiration.
Casal RF, Staerkel GA, Ost D, Almeida FA, Uzbeck MH, Eapen GA, Jimenez CA, Nogueras-Gonzalez GM, Sarkiss M, Morice RC. Casal RF, et al. Chest. 2012 Sep;142(3):568-573. doi: 10.1378/chest.11-0692. Chest. 2012. PMID: 22156610 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

Randomized trials and bronchoscopy.
Gould MK. Gould MK. Chest. 2013 Feb 1;143(2):584. doi: 10.1378/chest.12-2423. Chest. 2013. PMID: 23381339 No abstract available.
Endobronchial ultrasound needle biopsy with and without aspiration: the "core" issue.
Madan K, Guleria R. Madan K, et al. Chest. 2013 Jan;143(1):281-282. doi: 10.1378/chest.12-2239. Chest. 2013. PMID: 23276871 No abstract available.
Response.
Casal RF, Jimenez CA, Nogueras-Gonzalez GM, Morice RC. Casal RF, et al. Chest. 2013 Feb 1;143(2):584-585. doi: 10.1378/chest.12-2631. Chest. 2013. PMID: 23381340 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Choose the best route: ultrasound-guided transbronchial and transesophageal needle aspiration with echobronchoscope in the diagnosis of mediastinal and pulmonary lesions.
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[Fine needle aspiration of peripheral lymph nodes].
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