METHODS Thirteen out of 168 retrospectively reviewed patients, from whom biopsy specimens were taken for suspected diffuse lung disease, were identified with a histopathological pattern of RBILD.

Lung biopsy is a relatively frequently performed procedure with considerable benefit for patient management but it may, on rare occasions, result in the death of the patient. It is a multidisciplinary ...

Early acute rejection (AR) following lung transplantation can be effectively detected and graded by transbronchial biopsy (TBB) via bronchoscopy, with a low rate of pneumothorax (PX) complication, ...

If a nodule or mass is found on a CT scan, a lung biopsy is most often needed to determine whether the abnormality is cancerous or not. In a biopsy, a tissue sample is removed from the lung and ...

ARP Atlases. 2007;1:17-47. The total number of leukocytes recovered by lavage is determined by examination of a sample of the pooled fluid with a hemocytometer. The cell counts are most accurate ...

Our aim was to extend our findings in a new prospective study including a larger number of healthy subjects. We studied citrullination not only in BAL cells but also in mucosal lung biopsy specimens ...

Lung transplant recipients are highly susceptible to infection, the researchers noted, and P. aeruginosa is a leading cause ...

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Medical Center (MMC) now has new, state-of-the-art robotic technology — the Noah Medical Galaxy System — to improve early detection of lung cancer. Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in the ...

Still, lung cancer continues to be a very serious illness, especially when diagnosed at a later stage. Lung cancer is diagnosed through a biopsy (removal of tissue of the suspected tumor to analyze in ...

BOSTON - Patients with lung nodules often have to undergo several procedures including biopsy and multiple surgeries, but a Boston hospital is offering a new approach that allows patients to get ...

The scan found signs of cancer, and a biopsy confirmed that she had lung cancer. The diagnosis was a shock to Ciaccio, who considered herself healthy and had never smoked. "I still can't grasp the ...