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Liquid nitrogen cryospray represents a promising bronchoscopic intervention for targeted mucosal ablation and regeneration in severe chronic bronchitis.
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Recent literature advances interventional pulmonology through technological comparisons in robotic-assisted bronchoscopy, novel diagnostic tissue acquisition strategies, long-term sequelae of pulmonary infections, and automated risk stratification of incidental pulmonary nodules.
Comparative Safety, Diagnostic Yield, and Advanced Sampling in Robotic Bronchoscopy
A retrospective evaluation analyzes the procedural safety and diagnostic yield in Comparison of Procedural Safety and Diagnostic Yield Between Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopy Platforms, identifying critical performance metrics across different robotic systems. Concurrently, a comparative trial assesses tissue acquisition in Diagnostic Yield and Molecular Testing Adequacy of Transbronchial Cryoprobe Biopsy Versus Needle Aspiration in Robotic Bronchoscopy, determining the superior modality for obtaining adequate samples for downstream molecular pathology.
Editor's Top Pick: Risk Stratification of Incidental Pulmonary Nodules: A Fully Automated Approach to CT Imaging Analysis provides a practice-changing framework by leveraging fully automated computed tomography image analysis to standardize nodule risk assessment, significantly reducing observer variability in early lung cancer detection.
Post-Infectious Airway Stenosis and Multidisciplinary Lymphadenopathy Sampling
Population-level disease sequelae are quantified in Incidence and Outcomes of Post-Tuberculosis Airway Stenosis: A Population-Based Cohort Study, establishing the epidemiological burden and clinical trajectories of post-TB cicatricial airway narrowing. Additionally, staging precision is evaluated in Diagnostic and Molecular Yield of a Multidisciplinary Team-Guided Combined Endobronchial and Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Sampling Strategy for Mediastinal and Hilar Lymphadenopathy, demonstrating the efficacy of dual-modality ultrasound guidance for complex nodal stations.
Latest Literature
View All Archives →Endobronchial Valves for Persistent Air Leak and Bronchopleural Fistula in Children: A Systematic Review of Indications, Procedural Approaches, and Outcomes.
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Occupational Radiation Exposure During Robotic-Assisted Navigational Bronchoscopy: A Prospective Real-Time Dosimetry Study.
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Comparison of the Safety and Efficacy of Remimazolam for Sedation in Adults Undergoing Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as Rescue Therapy for Patients with Suspected High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study
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Relevant to interventional pulmonologists managing severe, life-threatening pulmonary embolism and evaluating advanced hemodynamic rescue strategies.
Molecular testing strategies in non-small cell lung cancer: optimizing the diagnostic journey
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Highlights the critical importance of obtaining adequate tissue via bronchoscopic biopsies for comprehensive molecular profiling.
Noninvasive ventilation for non-expandable lung after pleural surgery: a single-center retrospective study
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Relevant to pleural disease management and post-procedural care of trapped or non-expandable lungs.
Evaluating robotic-assisted bronchoscopy for bronchus-unconnected peripheral pulmonary nodules: diagnostic efficacy and safety
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Highlights advanced robotic bronchoscopy techniques for challenging peripheral nodules not directly connected to a visible bronchus.
Computed tomography (CT)-guided fiducial placement for lung nodule localization: a single-center experience
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Fiducial marker placement is a critical adjunctive procedure for bronchoscopic and surgical localization of peripheral pulmonary lesions.
Admission-based scoring model for predicting in-hospital mortality in secondary spontaneous pneumothorax: a multicenter retrospective cohort study
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Provides useful risk stratification tools for managing secondary spontaneous pneumothorax patients who often require IP intervention.
Tracheostomy-related bleeding and stomal complications: a literature review
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Relevant to airway management and post-procedural tracheostomy care handled by interventional pulmonologists.
Heart failure-related pleural effusion: determinants of pleural drainage and predictors of mortality in a cohort of 1372 patients
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Provides helpful clinical context on pleural drainage utilization in heart failure effusions, relevant to pleural disease management.
Treating the patient or the image? Interpreting treatment success in pleural infection
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Clinicians managing pleural infections should integrate clinical response rather than relying solely on radiographic resolution to determine treatment success.
[Correspondence] Unanswered questions from the NIMBLE trial – Authors’ reply
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Provides helpful clarification on interpreting recent bronchoscopic trial data relevant to interventional pulmonologists.
Non-Diagnostic Does Not Mean Non-Malignant: Outcomes and Predictors of Malignancy Following Nondiagnostic Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopy.
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Provides valuable clinical data on managing nondiagnostic robotic bronchoscopy results to optimize lung cancer diagnosis.
Utility and Safety of a Novel Preoperative Marking via Ultrathin Bronchoscopy in Thoracic Surgery.
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Guideline adherence to invasive mediastinal staging in contemporary resectable NSCLC trials: a systematic review.
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Highlights the critical role of EBUS-TBNA and mediastinoscopy in clinical trial quality control and accurate lung cancer staging.
Diagnostic Contribution of Endobronchial Optical Coherence Tomography in the Multidisciplinary Diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease.
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Sample Adequacy PD-L1 and NGS in NSCLC: Shape-Sensing Robotic Assisted Bronchoscopy Versus CT Guided Lung Biopsy.
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International patterns and incidence trends of lung cancer in adolescent and young adults by histological subtype and sex.
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Safety and diagnostic yield of transbronchial lung cryobiopsy in patients with interstitial lung disease and severe pulmonary function impairment.
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When can a negative endosonographic examination be trusted?
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Directly impacts EBUS-TBNA decision-making regarding when further surgical or repeat sampling is warranted.
Reply to: When can a negative endosonographic examination be trusted?
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Provides complementary perspective to EBUS negative predictive value considerations.
Comparing Monarch Versus Ion Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopy Platforms
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The Ion robotic bronchoscopy system demonstrated a significantly higher diagnostic yield, shorter procedure and radiation times, and a lower radiation dose compared to the Monarch system.
Diagnostic and Molecular Yield of a Multidisciplinary Team-Guided Combined Endobronchial and Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Sampling Strategy for Mediastinal and Hilar Lymphadenopathy
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A structured, multidisciplinary team-guided strategy for selecting endoscopic sampling modalities achieves high diagnostic yield (92%) and molecular testing adequacy for both malignant and benign mediastinal/hilar lymphadenopathy.
The First Pan-African Survey of Interventional Pulmonology
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A new Pan-African survey reveals a severe interventional pulmonology capacity gap, marked by a lack of dedicated units (49%), heavy reliance on foreign training (84.6%), and equipment shortages despite soaring clinical demand.
Navigation Bronchoscopy Specific Cone-Beam CT Software Enabling Pre- And Intraprocedural Guidance
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While AirWaze software's preprocedural CT-planning component proved accurate and its ultralow-dose cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) protocol cut radiation by 94%, the system overall fell short of ideal usability (score of 45/100) due to insufficient image fusion and guidance tools.
Risk Stratification of Incidental Pulmonary Nodules
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Bronchosolve, a fully automated, imaging-only tool, outperforms the standard VA model in predicting lung nodule malignancy risk, showing its greatest benefit in accurately reclassifying intermediate-sized (8 to 15 mm) nodules in a nonscreening setting.
CEUS- versus US- and CT-guided Biopsy for Subpleural Lung Lesions: A Prospective, Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.
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Provides valuable comparative data on image guidance modalities for sampling peripheral pulmonary lesions, impacting procedural planning.
Prediction of Total Lung Capacity and Residual Volume Eligibilities for Endobronchial Valve Treatment Using Measurements by the Helium Dilution Technique, CT‐Based Lung Volume Analysis, and Spirometry
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Alternative lung volume measurements—including CT scans and helium dilution—can accurately predict eligibility for endobronchial valve placement in severe COPD patients when standard body plethysmography is unavailable.
American Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology Essential Knowledge in Interventional Pulmonology Series: Advanced Diagnostic Bronchoscopy in Lung Cancer: Closing the Diagnostic Gap and Beyond.
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Clinicians can now evaluate how navigational bronchoscopy compares to transthoracic needle biopsy, integrate diagnosis with mediastinal staging, and assess the economic value of these advanced workflows as outlined in the 2025 AABIP series.