Introduction: Mediastinal lymphadenopathy is secondary to various benign and malignant
etiologies. There is a variation in the underlying cause in different demographic settings. The …

Interventional pulmonary medicine has developed as a subspecialty focused on the
management of patients with complex thoracic disease. Leveraging minimally invasive …

Background The role of advanced diagnostic bronchoscopy (ADB) for assessing atypical
respiratory infections is unclear. The purpose of this study was to ascertain:(I) the diagnostic …

Background The location and type of a tumor influence the prognosis of lung cancer.
Primary Central Lung Tumors (PCLTs) are correlated with poor prognoses and certain …

Coccidioidomycosis causes significant morbidity in endemic areas. In the absence of
sensitive diagnostic serologic testing, clinicians have increasingly relied on lung and lymph …

Here we present a comprehensive review of the literature concerning the utility of convex
probe endobronchial ultrasound (CP‐EBUS) in the diagnosis and treatment of nonmalignant …

抄録 背景. 超音波気管支鏡ガイド下針生検 (endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial
needle aspiration: EBUS-TBNA) は, 縦隔・肺門リンパ節腫脹を伴う悪性腫瘍に対する有用性が …