As we approach the 50th anniversary of the first commercially available flexible
bronchoscope, it is difficult to imagine diagnosing and treating diseases of the lungs and …

Purpose Interventional pulmonology is a growing subspecialty of pulmonary medicine with
flexible and rigid bronchoscopies increasingly used by interventional pulmonologists for …

Flexible and rigid bronchoscopes are used in diagnosis, therapeutics, and palliation. While
their use is widespread, effective, and generally safe; there are numerous potential …

Background Enlarged retropharyngeal lymph nodes (RLNs) are very common in patients
with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) undergoing radiotherapy. The most suitable …

Background: Bronchoscopy with transbronchial and endobronchial biopsy and
transbronchial needle aspiration is an important diagnostic tool in the pulmonologist's …

Convex probe endobronchial ultrasound (CP-EBUS) and stereotactic body radiotherapy
(SBRT) are valuable tools in the diagnosis, staging, and treatment of thoracic malignancies …

Objectives To investigate the clinical value of rigid bronchoscopy combined with fiberoptic
bronchoscopy in patients with early bronchogenic lung cancer who underwent sleeve …

Recently, we developed a novel, minimally invasive technique–endoscopic ultrasonography-
guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) via the nasopharynx–to obtain tissue samples …

Overview The respiratory system is particularly susceptible to complications of cancer and
cancer therapy. This vulnerability arises from the stringent architectural requirements for gas …

Surgical staging by mediastinoscopy has been considered the gold standard for staging the
mediastinum in non-small-cell lung cancer; however, it is an invasive procedure which …