Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy
Volume 2009 (2009), Article ID 394817, 4 pages
doi:10.1155/2009/394817
Clinical Study

Medical Thoracoscopy Performed Using a Flexible Bronchoscope Inserted through a Chest Tube under Local Anesthesia

Toshinobu Yokoyama, Reiko Toda, Ryusuke Tomioka, and Hisamichi Aizawa

Division of Respirology, Neurology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume 830-0011, Japan

Received 27 November 2008; Revised 22 February 2009; Accepted 8 April 2009

Academic Editor: Haruhiro Inoue

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How to Cite this Article

Toshinobu Yokoyama, Reiko Toda, Ryusuke Tomioka, and Hisamichi Aizawa, “Medical Thoracoscopy Performed Using a Flexible Bronchoscope Inserted through a Chest Tube under Local Anesthesia,” Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy, vol. 2009, Article ID 394817, 4 pages, 2009. doi:10.1155/2009/394817