Background Flexible bronchoscopy is an essential, invasive procedure used in clinical practice for diagnosing and treating bronchial, pulmonary, thoracic and other diseases.
Longfei Wang +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Safety Recommendations for Evaluation and Surgery of the Head and Neck During the COVID-19 Pandemic [PDF]
Importance The rapidly expanding novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, has challenged the medical community to an unprecedented degree.
Chinn, Steven B. +13 more
core +1 more source
Bronchoscopic evaluation and final diagnosis in patients with chronic non productive cough with normal Chest X ray [PDF]
When a proper detailed history, clinical examination, chest X ray and sputum analysis does not yield a definite diagnosis for the cause of chronic cough, bronchoscopy is indicated.
Anupama, N +3 more
core +1 more source
Advances in imaging chest tuberculosis: blurring of differences between children and adults [PDF]
This article reviews the ongoing role of imaging in the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) and its complications. A modern imaging classification of TB, taking into account both adults and children and the blurring of differences in the presentation patterns,
Ahmad +63 more
core +2 more sources
Bronchoscopy in Daily Practice: Back to Basics [PDF]
Accessible online at: www.karger.com/journals/res At the turn of a century, people typically try to imagine what the future will hold. When asking a bronchoscopist, quite a spectacular scenario has been described: ‘Airways carrying a suspicious lesion are entered by a detached computer-driven endoscope capsula, which is navigated according to virtual ...
openaire +2 more sources
Sedation for bronchoscopy: current practices in Latin America [PDF]
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate current practices in sedation for bronchoscopy in Latin America. Methods: This was an anonymous survey of select members of the Latin American Thoracic Association. The questionnaire, made available online from November of 2015 through February of 2016, was designed to collect data on demographic characteristics; type ...
Pablo Rubinstein-Aguñín +3 more
openaire +3 more sources
Hydrogel‐Based Airway‐on‐Tube With Perfusable Endothelial Lumen and Outward Epithelialization
A hydrogel‐based airway‐on‐tube platform featuring a perfusable endothelial lumen and outward epithelialization is presented. The system supports primary human bronchial epithelial and lung microvascular endothelial coculture under air‐liquid interface conditions.
Ali Doryab +8 more
wiley +1 more source
Einfluss der Art der Materialgewinnung auf die Diagnosefindung in der Lungenpathologie [PDF]
Das Ziel der Arbeit ist die Darstellung der Möglichkeiten der Kryobiopsien für die Diagnostik von Lungenerkrankungen und Pleuraerkrankungen. Es wurde zunächst gezeigt, dass die transbronchialen Kryobiopsien einen deutlichen morphologischen Unterschied ...
Griff, Sergej
core +1 more source
Hybrid Continuum Robot Designs and Architectures for Healthcare Applications
Hybrid continuum robots represent an emerging class of flexible manipulators that blend materials, structures, and actuation concepts from the established fields of soft and continuum robotics. This review introduces an accessible framework to distinguish key hybridization approaches, surveys current designs aimed at complex clinical applications, and ...
Burak Ozdemir +4 more
wiley +1 more source
Obtaining tissue diagnosis in lung cancer patients with poor performance status and its influence on treatment and survival [PDF]
Introduction: 25% of patients with lung cancer have performance status 3 or 4. A pragmatic approach to investigative procedures is often adopted based on the risks and benefits in these patients and whether tissue diagnosis is necessary for ...
Farley, John M.B. +4 more
core +1 more source

