Retrospective study shows bronchoscopy enables treatment decisions in elderly lung cancer patients, indicating clinical usefulness.
Bronchoscopy in elderly patients with lung cancer demonstrated a high diagnostic yield and an acceptable safety profile, enabling specific treatments in the majority of cases. These findings support the clinical usefulness of bronchoscopy in guiding treatment decisions for elderly patients. However, non-diagnostic results were associated with a higher likelihood of BCS, highlighting the importance of achieving a definitive diagnosis in this population.
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