...), a pulmonary manifestation of common variable immunodeficiency disorder. The aim was to gain valuable insights into key aspects, such as the utilization of radiological features for diagnostic purposes, indications for lung biopsy, preferred biopsy techniques, and the relative importance of different...

... Poletti Background: The pathogenetic steps leading to Covid-19 interstitial pneumonia remain to be clarified. Most postmortem studies to date reveal diffuse alveolar damage as the most relevant histologic pattern. Antemortem lung biopsy may however provide more precise data regarding the earlier stages...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Lung biopsy Solitary pulmonary nodule Robotic bronchoscopy Lung cancer Lung cancer remains the most common cause of cancer death in the industrialized world [ 1 ]. Recent studies prompted an uptake of CT screening for lung...

...-ILD) remains a rare disease. Objectives: We analyzed how the histological finding of RB was associated with clinical information in a series of 684 consecutive surgical lung biopsies. Methods: Retrospective analysis with delineation of clinical manifestations, smoking habits, pulmonary function test...

... in the lung tissue of IPF patients. Methods: Two tertiary interstitial lung disease care centre databases were screened for available lung biopsy material from IPF patients. Clinical and radiological data, including presence of GER and antiacid medication, were evaluated. HP-specific PCR was carried out...

...Raef H. Emam; Marios E. Froudarakis; Ahmed I. Refaat; Maha Akl; Fabien Maldonado; Philippe Astoul Background: Lung biopsies obtained during medical pleuroscopy using coagulating forceps could represent a cost-effective alternative to surgical lung biopsies in patients with diffuse parenchymal lung...

... tests. Methods: Fourteen patients diagnosed as PSS who underwent surgical lung biopsy in Peking Union Medical College Hospital from October 2000 to October 2006 were reviewed. Histopathologic findings, radiologic findings and lung function tests were analyzed. Results: The study included 13 women...

... Negative Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy in 103 Patients with Peripheral Circumscribed Pulmonary Lesions Keywords Fiberoptic bronchoscopy Fine-needle aspiration biopsy Lung biopsy Lung neoplasms Abstract The diagnostic potential of secondary transthoracic needle biopsy (TNB) following negative fiberoptic...

... or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Lung biopsy Lung neoplasms Diagnosis Type of fine aspiration needles Complications Original Paper Respiration 1993;60:284-288 Glenn Grade Peter Faurschou Nils Milman Department...

... fibrosis Sarcoidosis Hypersensitivity pneumonitis Lung biopsy Respiration 54: supp!. I. pp. 36-41 (1988) © I 9 S X S Kurgcr A G . Basel 0025-79? I XX 0547-0026 5 2.75/0 Study of Immune Complexes in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluids P.P. DalPAglioa , A. Pescih, G. Bertorellib , E.Bnanti", S. Scarpa...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Primary pulmonary hypertension Lung biopsy Plexogenic arteriopathy Recurrent thromboembolism Original Papers Respiration 52: 81-85(1987) © 1987 S. Karger AG, Basel 0025-7931/87/0522-0081S 2.75/0 Specificity of Pulmonary Vascular...

...Sílverio M. Santiago; Stuart Lehrman; Adrian J. Williams Aspiration lung biopsy with ultrathin needles (gauge 24–25) was performed in 232 patients. A diagnosis was established with ultrathin needles in 134 of 164 patients with malignancy. Comparison of cytologic diagnosis and histologic diagnosis...

...Prashant K. Rohatgi; Truvor V. Kuzmowych; Morgan D. Delaney 80 patients in three different institutions underwent transbronchial lung biopsy (TBB) through a fiberoptic bronchoscope to confirm the diagnosis of sarcoidosis. A positive tissue diagnosis was obtained in 50 (75%) patients. The diagnostic...

... in the newborn period. Contrast transesophageal echocardiography, cardiac catheterization and a lung perfusion scan suggested, and lung biopsy confirmed the diagnosis in our patient. Treatment with nifedipin was commenced. Conclusion: This case illustrates the diagnostic difficulties with this rare malformation...

... caring for patients with these complex conditions, and, in particular, whether HRCT can obviate the need for surgical lung biopsy. Objectives: To investigate the practices of pulmonologists concerning the acceptability of a HRCT diagnosis in lieu of lung biopsy in diffuse lung disease. Methods: We asked...