In this April 2025 issue of Annals of Thoracic Surgery (JCR Q1, IF: 3.6), a retrospective study, led by Professors Jianxing He and Shuben Li from the ...

[30,58,69,90,104] If the chest radiographs show localized lesions, the biopsy should be directed to one of these lesions as well as to a transition area between normal and abnormal lung parenchyma.

Chronic lung diseases, such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are major leading causes of death worldwide and are generally associated with poor ...

Objectives Occupational dust exposure may induce various lung diseases, including pneumoconiosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The features of combined COPD and pneumoconiosis have ...

Following either of these tests, a pleural drain should be inserted at the same site, to minimise damage to the lung parenchyma or other underlying structures. If a pneumothorax is not suspected, but ...

Introduction Diagnosing peripheral lung cancer with the bronchoscope is challenging with near miss of the target lesion as major obstacle. Needle-based confocal laser endomicroscopy (nCLE) enables ...

Living With Metastatic Lung Cancer. After your diagnosis, it can help to: Talk to others. It's normal to feel a mix of emotions, such as fear, anger, and sadness, when you learn you have cancer.

Evaluation of lung ventilation is based on the distribution of Xenoview in the lungs. “We are delighted that the FDA has approved our supplemental NDA, ...

Neoadjuvant nivolumab plus chemotherapy significantly improved pathological complete response and event-free survival in patients with resectable non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in a phase 3 ...

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) comprises a wide range of lung diseases associated with fibrotic destruction of the lung parenchyma and has various causes, clinical manifestations and variable ...

Recurrent pulmonary embolism as a cause of chronic heart disease was probably first recognized by Ljungdahl 8 in 1928. Brenner, 9 in his systematic studies of the pulmonary vasculature in 1935 ...