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C T Bolliger

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1 ERS/ESTS clinical guidelines on fitness for radical therapy in lung cancer patients (surgery and chemo-radiotherapy). Eur Respir J 2009 3.08
2 Diagnostic tools in tuberculous pleurisy: a direct comparative study. Eur Respir J 2003 2.35
3 Talcage by medical thoracoscopy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax is more cost-effective than drainage: a randomised study. Eur Respir J 2002 1.62
4 Safety and yield of ultrasound-assisted transthoracic biopsy performed by pulmonologists. Respiration 2004 1.55
5 Diagnostic yield of bronchoscopy in histologically proven invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. Bone Marrow Transplant 1999 1.32
6 The use of the covered Wallstent for the palliative treatment of inoperable tracheobronchial cancers. A prospective, multicenter study. Chest 1996 1.18
7 Pulmonary artery compliance: its role in right ventricular-arterial coupling. Cardiovasc Res 1992 1.17
8 Changes in leucocyte and lymphocyte subsets during tuberculosis treatment; prominence of CD3dimCD56+ natural killer T cells in fast treatment responders. Clin Exp Immunol 2006 1.09
9 High mortality from respiratory failure secondary to swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) in South Africa. QJM 2010 1.01
10 A phase I study of adenovirus-mediated wild-type p53 gene transfer in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Hum Gene Ther 1998 0.98
11 Prospective randomized comparison of thoracoscopic talc poudrage under local anesthesia versus bleomycin instillation for pleurodesis in malignant pleural effusions. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2000 0.98
12 Prospective evaluation of an algorithm for the functional assessment of lung resection candidates. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1999 0.97
13 Guideline for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease--2011 update. S Afr Med J 2011 0.97
14 The value of transbronchial needle aspiration in the diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary lesions. Chest 1999 0.96
15 Pulmonary cytomegalovirus infection in immunocompromised patients. Chest 2001 0.96
16 Transbronchial needle aspirates: how many passes per target site? Eur Respir J 2006 0.94
17 Ultrasound-assisted transthoracic biopsy: fine-needle aspiration or cutting-needle biopsy? Eur Respir J 2006 0.92
18 Stents in the management of malignant airway obstruction. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 1999 0.91
19 Exercise capacity and extent of resection as predictors of surgical risk in lung cancer. Eur Respir J 2000 0.89
20 Short-term safety of thoracoscopic talc pleurodesis for recurrent primary spontaneous pneumothorax: a prospective European multicentre study. Eur Respir J 2011 0.88
21 Solitary pulmonary nodule evaluation with 99mTc-methoxy isobutyl isonitrile in a tuberculosis-endemic area. Eur Respir J 2007 0.88
22 Risk factors for recurrence of haemoptysis following bronchial artery embolisation for life-threatening haemoptysis. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2007 0.87
23 Conservative management of a broncho-oesophageal fistula in a patient with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Respiration 1997 0.85
24 Clinical and radiological grading of superior vena cava obstruction. Respiration 2007 0.84
25 A patient with leonine facies and occult lung disease. Respiration 2009 0.83
26 Treatment of malignant obstruction of the superior vena cava with the self-expanding Wallstent. Thorax 1995 0.83
27 The pharmacokinetics of enteral antituberculosis drugs in patients requiring intensive care. S Afr Med J 2013 0.82
28 Bronchoprotection by salmeterol: cell stabilization or functional antagonism? Comparative effects on histamine- and AMP-induced bronchoconstriction. Eur Respir J 1994 0.80
29 A comparison of a new transtelephonic portable spirometer with a laboratory spirometer. Eur Respir J 1999 0.80
30 Comparison of a new desktop spirometer (Diagnosa) with a laboratory spirometer. Respiration 2001 0.79
31 Treatment of early parapneumonic empyema by "medical" thoracoscopy. Schweiz Med Wochenschr 1997 0.79
32 Management of life-threatening haemoptysis in an area of high tuberculosis incidence. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2009 0.78
33 [Endoscopic contamination with Mycobacterium tuberculosis]. Schweiz Med Wochenschr 1997 0.78
34 Transbronchial needle aspiration in routine fiberoptic bronchoscopy. Respiration 1992 0.77
35 Treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax: why not simple talc pleurodesis by medical thoracoscopy? elisabeth.voland@vs.admin.ch. Respiration 2000 0.77
36 Transbronchial fine needle aspiration biopsy and rapid on-site evaluation in the setting of superior vena cava syndrome. Diagn Cytopathol 2011 0.76
37 Functional evaluation before and after interventional bronchoscopy in patients with malignant central airway obstruction. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 2001 0.76
38 A patient with a persistent pleural effusion. Respiration 2005 0.76
39 Rapid on-site evaluation of transbronchial aspirates: randomised comparison of two methods. Eur Respir J 2009 0.75
40 Gianturco stents in the tracheobronchial tree. Thorax 1997 0.75
41 [Early diagnosis of bronchial carcinoma. Technical endoscopic progress--a step toward new screening concepts?]. Pneumologie 1999 0.75
42 Functional reserve before lung resection: how low can we go? Respiration 2009 0.75
43 EUS: confusion about terminology and its consequences. Eur Respir J 2005 0.75
44 Usefulness of the flow volume loop. Chest 1998 0.75
45 Pleurodesis by talc poudrage under simple medical thoracoscopy: an international opinion. Thorax 2009 0.75
46 [Strategy for staging non-small cell bronchial carcinoma (NSCLC) with special reference to imaging procedures]. Aktuelle Radiol 1995 0.75
47 Severe pancoast tumour. Respiration 2000 0.75
48 An extrathoracic cause for a unilateral hyperlucent lung on a chest radiograph. Respiration 2004 0.75
49 A 21-year-old patient with acute myeloid leukemia and bilateral pulmonary infiltrates. Respiration 2001 0.75
50 Cardiac arrest following pneumonectomy. Respiration 2007 0.75
51 Atypical pneumonia--an uncommon presentation of a well-known disease. Diagnosis: Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bronchopneumonia. Respiration 2006 0.75
52 [Tobacco: ashes, smoke and carbon]. Schweiz Med Wochenschr 1999 0.75
53 Haemoptysis in a patient with a pulmonary mass and previous tuberculosis. Respiration 2001 0.75
54 Respiratory failure in Arnold-Chiari malformation. Respiration 2002 0.75
55 Characteristic lesions on CT scan and progressive dyspnea. Respiration 1998 0.75
56 A non-resolving pneumothorax? Respiration 2000 0.75
57 A young healthy woman presenting with acute meningitis and a large pleural-based mass. Respiration 2004 0.75
58 A left hemithorax mystery. Diaphragmatic hernia after penetrating left thoracic stab wound. Respiration 2011 0.75
59 An unusual cause of nearly fatal hemoptysis. Respiration 2001 0.75
60 Respiration in 2012. Respiration 2012 0.75
61 [Stents in pneumonology]. Praxis (Bern 1994) 1995 0.75
62 [Severe hemoptysis in pulmonary vasculitis]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr 1993 0.75
63 Bloodstained pleural effusion in a 38-year-old non-smoking female. Respiration 2005 0.75
64 Pneumothorax or the end of a wire's journey. Respiration 1998 0.75
65 [Rational diagnosis of hemoptysis]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr 1995 0.75
66 An unusual cause of hoarseness. Respiration 2009 0.75
67 Ten years of second wind. Respiration 2000 0.75
68 Respiration comes of age. Respiration 2009 0.75
69 Hemoptysis and hypoxemia in an asthmatic. Respiration 2003 0.75
70 Diagnostic yield and safety of ultrasound-assisted biopsies in superior vena cava syndrome. Eur Respir J 2009 0.75
71 [Evaluation of surgical risk in patients with COPD]. Ther Umsch 1999 0.75
72 Pulmonary oedema and hypotension induced by hydrochlorothiazide. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 1994 0.75
73 The silhouette sign revisited. Respiration 2000 0.75
74 The right direction. Respiration 2009 0.75
75 Pushed, pulled or twisted? Respiration 2001 0.75