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

SGMC Health has successfully performed its first robotic-assisted lung biopsy using the state-of-the-art Ion robot. The health system said the procedure marked a major advancement in lung cancer ...

Among patients with stage IA non-small cell lung cancer, long-term survival was better with lobectomy or segmentectomy vs.

By Mallika Marshall, MD Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) -- Patients with lung nodules often have ...

"Especially for these early-stage cancers, the goal of surgery is a cure ... offering patients a biopsy, diagnosis, removal and treatment of a lung nodule in one trip to the operating room.

patients who undergo surgical lung volume reduction (LVRS) for advanced emphysema may survive longer and with fewer complications than they did in the past—and they may even fare better than ...

It can be especially important to correlate the clinical and radiologic data when the lung biopsy is small, such as obtained in a bronchoscopic or needle biopsy. It is very useful for the ...

The exclusion criteria included: (1) Only intracranial tumor biopsy was performed ... The Univariate COX model found that whether the patients underwent lung cancer-related treatment before BM surgery ...

Risks can depend on the amount of lung tissue that a surgeon removes. If a doctor recommends an open biopsy, it is best to discuss surgical risks with them before the procedure. An individual may ...

The interpretation of lung biopsies from patients with non-neoplastic lung diseases is often difficult for surgical pathologists ... histologic patterns. If the biopsy is too small, if it shows ...

Liquid biopsy is one of them ... especially when it comes to diagnosing and treating lung cancer. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer ...