Ultrathin Bronchoscope Combined With Virtual Bronchoscopic Navigation and Endobronchial Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions With or Without Fluoroscopy: A Randomized Trial [PDF]
Thoracic Cancer, 2021 Background Transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) is usually performed to obtain a definitive diagnosis for peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPLs). Ultrathin bronchoscopy combined with virtual bronchoscopic navigation (VBN) and radial endobronchial ultrasound (R‐
Jiayuan Sun +2 more
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Use of Ultrathin Bronchoscope on a Need Basis Improves Diagnostic Yield of Difficult-to-Approach Pulmonary Lesions [PDF]
Frontiers in Medicine, 2020 There are cases of peripheral lung nodules that are difficult to approach despite using ancillary diagnostic devices during multimodal bronchoscopy. The use of ultrathin bronchoscopes has shown superiority over standard thin bronchoscopes.
Esteban C Gabazza +2 more
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Diagnosis of Organizing Pneumonia with an Ultrathin Bronchoscope and Cone-Beam CT: A Case Report [PDF]
Diagnostics, 2022 Organizing pneumonia (OP) is a pulmonary disease histopathologically characterized by plugs of loose connective tissue in distal airways. The clinical and radiological presentations are not specific and they usually require a biopsy confirmation.
Eleonora Casalini +9 more
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Value of ultrathin bronchoscope in improving the endobronchial ultrasound localization rate and diagnosing peripheral pulmonary nodules by cryobiopsy [PDF]
BMC Pulmonary MedicineBackground A 3.0-mm ultrathin bronchoscope (UTB) with a 1.7-mm working channel provides better accessibility to peripheral bronchi. A 4.0-mm thin bronchoscope with a larger 2.0-mm working channel facilitates the use of a guide sheath (GS), ensuring ...
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Study Design for a Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Diagnostic Value of Ultrathin Bronchoscope Compared to Thin Bronchoscope Without Fluoroscopy for Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions [PDF]
Journal of Thoracic Disease, 2022 Ultrathin bronchoscope (UTB) with a 3.0-mm outer diameter and a 1.7-mm working channel currently appeared as a potential tool for better biopsy and diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPLs) by accessing more distal bronchus. However, published research is primarily limited to diagnosis value of UTB for PPLs with fluoroscopy, the value of UTB ...
Xiaoju Zhang, Fengming Luo, Jiayuan Sun
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Removal of a Fishhook‐Shaped Foreign Body in the Bronchus and Literature Review [PDF]
Respirology Case ReportsForeign body aspiration, particularly involving complex metallic objects with sharp projections like fishhooks, presents a formidable therapeutic challenge, often leading to complications such as mucosal impaction and obstructive pneumonia.
Wan Hu, Fanrui Zeng
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Peripheral Airway Findings in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Using an Ultrathin Bronchoscope [PDF]
European Respiratory Journal, 2000 The authors performed bronchoscopic examination using an ultrathin bronchoscope to determine the characteristics of the peripheral airways in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The study population comprised 13 healthy control subjects, 10 patients with chronic bronchitis without airflow limitation, and 20 patients with COPD.
K Toyama, M Takasaki
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Diagnostic Yield of the Virtual Bronchoscopic Navigation System Guided Sampling of Peripheral Lung Lesions using Ultrathin Bronchoscope and Protected Bronchial Brush. [PDF]
Turk Thorac J, 2019 The use of an ultrathin bronchoscope (UB) to diagnose peripheral pulmonary lesions is described. A virtual bronchoscopic navigation system was used to direct the ultrathin scope to the nodule. One of the constraints of this technique was the inability to confirm the target lesion position during biopsy by using a conventional linear endobronchial ...
Biswas A, Mehta HJ, Sriram PS.
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Balloon Dilatation and Cryobiopsy on an Ultra‐Peripheral Ground Glass Nodule: A Case Report [PDF]
Respirology Case ReportsGround‐glass nodules (GGNs) pose a considerable diagnostic challenge. Recently, a balloon catheter to dilate peripheral bronchi has become commercially available, offering a potential solution to this limitation.
Ria Katrina Cortez +4 more
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Bronchial Physiological Saline Injection to Visualize Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions in Ultrathin Bronchoscopy [PDF]
DiagnosticsBackground: During bronchial lavage, the lumen can be viewed better by injecting physiological saline into the bronchus. This study aimed to investigate the effect of injecting physiological saline into the bronchus while directly observing the bronchial
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