Bronchoscopy has been performed in infants, children, ... Standard biopsy forceps cannot be passed through the 1.2-mm suction channel of the 3.4- to 3.6-mm or 2.8-mm bronchoscopes.

Background Bronchoscopy using endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) can help to diagnose small peripheral pulmonary lesions. However, although biopsy sites can be confirmed, a bronchoscope cannot be guided ...

Despite differences in forceps shape, these traits in females may function as weapons in competition for mates, highlighting sexual dimorphism and the evolutionary significance of female weaponry.

Millions of pulmonary nodules are identified annually, and many involve biopsy to distinguish cancer from benign processes. 1-3 Transthoracic needle biopsy and navigational bronchoscopy are ...

Flexible bronchoscopy is an invasive procedure that is utilized to visualize the nasal passages, pharynx, larynx, vocal cords, and tracheal bronchial tree. It is utilized for both the diagnosis ...

Introduction Bronchoscopy is the main method in the diagnosis of various lung diseases. ... (32.5%) patients had non-ultrasound-guided bronchoscopy with the forceps biopsy of endobronchial lesions ...

Robotic bronchoscopy can help diagnose spots in the lungs when they are still small, catching cancer sooner and saving many more lives. The earlier you can diagnose someone with lung cancer, the ...

Background Traditional electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB) is a real-time image-guided system and used with thick bronchoscopes for the diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary nodules (PPNs). A ...

The study was performed in 1996-2003 on a group of 585 patients who underwent fiberoptic bronchoscopy because of primary lung cancer suspicion. A tentative diagnosis was made on the basis of the ...

SAN DIEGO — Fewer patients with lung nodules had complications during a navigational bronchoscopy procedure vs. a CT-guided biopsy, according to research presented at the American Thoracic ...