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Flexible bronchoscopy in children: an open airway [PDF]
About 35 yrs ago the airways of neonates, infants and children were predominantly the working space of ear, nose and throat physicians and a sporadic paediatrician. The main indications, at that time, for rigid bronchoscopy were: aspiration of a corpus alienum, congenital web of the larynx or trachea, exploration of abnormalities of the airways, etc ...
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Use of the Ion Robot in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Nodules: Fine Needle Aspiration Versus Cryobiopsy
ABSTRACT Background Robotic‐assisted bronchoscopy platforms provide an innovative approach to the sampling of pulmonary nodules. As compared to other technologies, fiber‐optic shape‐sensing instrumentation allows for a more precise, accurate location and sampling of the target lesion with fewer complications.
Suzanne M. Selvaggi
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Importance of flexible bronchoscopy in decannulation of tracheostomy patients
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the importance of flexible bronchoscopy in tracheostomy patients in the process of decannulation to assess the incidence and types of laryngotracheal injury and compare the presence of such lesions with clinical criteria used for ...
Leonardo Brand Rodrigues +1 more
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Bronchial Mucosal Abnormalities in Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis
Idiopathic subglottic stenosis (iSGS) is a challenging variant of airway stenosis associated with consistent distal airway abnormalities on bronchoscopy, including pits, depressions, and striations. Despite these findings, most patients demonstrate normal or mild–moderate obstruction on spirometry.
Sydney Ring +4 more
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A Low‐Cost, Easily Implementable Model for Multiskill Hands‐On Training in Otolaryngology Education
We developed and evaluated a short‐duration, low‐cost, multistation hands‐on training model in otolaryngology for medical students and junior residents. The program significantly improved self‐assessed knowledge, procedural skills, and interest in otolaryngology, supporting its feasibility and educational value as a reproducible model for early ...
Takahiro Inoue +8 more
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Airway Foreign Body—Leave Nothing Behind
A middle‐aged male presented with chronic cough, shortness of breath and fever. In the presence of wheeze and mild right‐sided opacities on chest x‐ray, he was treated for infective exacerbation of asthma with nebulised bronchodilators, antibiotics and ...
Jeffrey Ng +2 more
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Single-Use Flexible Bronchoscopy: Advances in Technology and Applications
With advances in scope and imaging technology, the use of single-use flexible bronchoscopy (SUFB) has broadened beyond intensive care units and operating rooms to bronchoscopy units, with an expanding body of literature suggesting adequate and comparable
Siti Amanina Azman, Marcus Peter Kennedy
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Adverse Events of Tracheobronchial Stents: A MAUDE Database Study With Focus on Metallic Stents
ABSTRACT Objectives Tracheobronchial stents treat conditions that reduce airflow such as malignancy, tracheomalacia, and stenosis, but may fail and cause complications. This study aims to use the US Food and Drug Administration Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database to understand adverse events related to tracheobronchial ...
Janvi J. Shukla +4 more
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Bronchoscopy as an investigation or therapeutic procedure demands anaesthesiologist to act accordingly. The present review will take the reader from rigid to fibreoptic flexible bronchoscopy.
Meenu Chadha +2 more
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This scoping review of 8 observational studies including 151 infants under 12 months found that DISE most often identified dynamic, frequently multilevel airway obstruction, particularly at the supraglottis and retrolingual airway, with additional nasal and adenotonsillar contributors.
Melissa Bouhraoua +2 more
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