Robotic bronchoscopy can help diagnose spots in the lungs when they are still small, catching cancer sooner and saving many ...

Early acute rejection following lung transplantation can be safely detected and graded by transbronchial biopsy via bronchoscopy.

Read on to learn more about bronchoscopy. The procedure may be necessary for people who have suspected cancer in the chest, such as lung cancer. A lung biopsy can determine whether any unusual ...

Many people at risk for lung cancer including current and former smokers undergo regular screening for lung cancer with a low ...

The type of biopsy that is done will depend on the location of the nodule, the size, and other factors but may include a needle biopsy, a biopsy during bronchoscopy, or a biopsy during surgery. A ...

Biopsy, brushing and washing were usually performed during the procedure ... Complications occurred in 16 (3.3%) patients, including 15 with moderate bleeding (grade 2) during bronchoscopy without ...

Although typically performed with image-guided transthoracic biopsy, the advent of shape-sensing robotic-assisted bronchoscopy (ssRAB) provides an alternative diagnostic procedure for this subtype of ...

When transbronchial biopsy is added to flexible bronchoscopy, the most common indications are those conditions in which histopathology is important in therapeutic decision making, such as lung ...

Considering that fluorescence inspection simply uses light of a different wavelength and that bronchial biopsy attainment is the same as in conventional bronchoscopy, there is no increase in risk ...

Medical Center (MMC) now has new, state-of-the-art robotic technology — the Noah Medical Galaxy System — to improve early detection of lung cancer. Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in the ...

BENGALURU: When 52-year-old Rahul (name altered), a non-smoker and fitness enthusiast, started experiencing a persistent cough, he initially thought it was a se ...

Objective: To confirm and extend these findings. Methods: Immunohistochemistry was performed on BAL cells and bronchial mucosal biopsy sections obtained through bronchoscopy from 14 healthy smokers ...