Irene Riestra Guiance,Christopher Kapp
Irene Riestra Guiance
The field of bronchoscopy has undergone remarkable evolution since its inception, transforming from a means to remove a foreign body, to the first rudimentary flexible diagnostic tool, into its current state as a sophisticated platform for ...
Valentina Luzzi,Anna L Lindahl,Sara Tomassetti
Valentina Luzzi
This narrative review explores the complementary roles of indwelling pleural catheters (IPCs) and medical thoracoscopy (MT) in the evaluation and management of unexplained exudative pleural effusions, including malignant pleural effusion. I...
Interventional pulmonology [0.03%]
介入性肺病学
Imran Sulaiman
Imran Sulaiman
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Pulmonary function prediction in lung cancer resection candidates: the latest insights [0.03%]
肺癌手术患者的肺功能预测：最新见解
Riccardo Orlandi,Sara Degiovanni,Clarissa Uslenghi et al.
Riccardo Orlandi et al.
Surgical resection remains the most effective curative option for early-stage nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in fit patients. However, many individuals with NSCLC have comorbidities that elevate surgical risks and complicate postoperativ...
Henny Azmanov,Fares Darawshy
Henny Azmanov
Interventional pulmonology offers a range of minimally invasive techniques to manage airway pathologies, including central airway obstruction. This review examines three commonly used hot ablation therapies: argon plasma coagulation (APC), ...
The pathogenesis of bronchopulmonary dysplasia: "It is never the heart, it is always the lung" - myth or maxim? [0.03%]
支气管肺发育不良的发病机制：“不是心脏，始终是肺”- 是神话还是真理？
Alice Hadchouel,Christophe Delacourt
Alice Hadchouel
"This is not the heart; this is the lung." Who among paediatric pulmonologists has never faced this situation with a cardiologist? Joking aside, discussions for some cases may be tricky and our common ultimate goal is always to provide the ...
Present and future of paediatric interventional pulmonology: addressing global healthcare disparities [0.03%]
儿科介入性肺病学的现状与未来：应对全球医疗不平等问题
Dirk Schramm,Nor Diyana Ismail
Dirk Schramm
Paediatric interventional pulmonology has evolved significantly since the introduction of flexible bronchoscopy in the 1970s, transforming the diagnosis and treatment of paediatric respiratory conditions. This review examines the current st...
Claire Bradley,Nuria Novoa,Laura Riva et al.
Claire Bradley et al.
In this review, we explore the importance of accurate mediastinal staging in nonsmall cell lung cancer, which directly impacts management options and prognosis. We outline the various means of staging, including radiological and interventio...
Akash Gupta,Dirk-Jan Slebos,Simon D Pouwels
Akash Gupta
After decades of development and experience, lung implantable devices have proven to be invaluable in the management of respiratory diseases and complications. Unfortunately, granulation tissue hyperplasia remains a common and challenging c...
A new era in the treatment of progressive fibrosing interstitial lung diseases [0.03%]
进展性肺纤维化疾病的治疗新纪元
Anna Denis,Panagiota Tsiri,Julien Guiot et al.
Anna Denis et al.
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF) are characterised by an irreversible progression of pulmonary fibrosis and functional lung decline. Current antifibrotic therapies (nintedanib and pirfenidone for ...