Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases
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Review Meta Analysis
Diagnostic yield and safety of electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy for lung nodules: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB) is an emerging endoscopic technique for the diagnosis of peripheral lung lesions. A thorough analysis of ENB's yield and safety is required for comparison to other sampling modalities. ⋯ ENB is effective and particularly safe. Prospective studies are needed to clarify the role of several variables conditioning the yield of this technique.