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Real time endobronchial ultrasound transbronchial needle aspiration for the diagnosis of tuberculous intrathoracic lymphadenopathy

Saudi Arabian Western region experience

Ahmed A. Aljohaney
Saudi Medical Journal February 2023, 44 (2) 178-186; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.2.20220434
Ahmed A. Aljohaney
From the Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MBBS, FRCPC
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