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

LOS ANGELES—January 26, 2025—As contemporary surgical practice continues to evolve, patients who undergo surgical lung volume reduction ... role of surgery over bronchoscopic interventional ...

The pleura (plural: pleurae) is a two-layered membrane that covers the lung. Between the layers is a small amount of lubricating fluid, known as pleural fluid, which helps cushion the lung and reduce ...

Anatomy is the field of biology that studies the structure of living things. Anatomy focuses on the composition, structure and location of the parts of organisms tissues, organs and systems ...

Lung cancer liver metastases are tumors that form in the liver from cancer cells that have broken away from the primary cancer and spread through the blood or lymphatic system. The liver is a common ...

The Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction (BLVR) procedure, available at Texas Tech Physicians in Amarillo, uses Zephyr Valves to improve lung function and help patients breathe easier.

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 ...

Scientists today hailed a breakthrough after discovering exactly how smoking can damage the lungs. Although rates in the UK are falling, the country's growing population means roughly 6.4million ...

EXPOSURE of the larynx and the passage of the tip of the instrument between the vocal cords is usually the most difficult of the entire bronchoscopic procedure. This is particularly true when the ...

The iron lung, conceptualized in the late 1920s, was most notably the first line of defense against polio during the epidemics that occurred between 1948 to 1955. The device saved the lives of ...

Doctors immediately carried out an electronic bronchoscopy on the child to clarify ... somehow found its way deep into the young boy’s lung, causing a serious infection. It was soon established ...