Unlocking the potential of robotic-assisted bronchoscopy: overcoming challenging anatomy and locations.

Robotic-assisted bronchoscopy (RAB) was recently added to the armamentarium of tools used in sampling peripheral lung nodules. Protocols and guidelines have since been published advocating use of large oral artificial airways, use of confirmatory technologies such as radial endobronchial ultrasound (R-EBUS), and preferably limiting sampling to pulmonary parenchymal lesions. We present three clinical cases where RAB was used unconventionally to sample pulmonary nodules in unusual locations and in patients with challenging airway anatomy.

Endovascular straightening of the internal carotid artery during mechanical thrombectomy: The "tightrope technique".

Mechanical thrombectomy is a standard treatment for acute stroke, but it can be technically challenging in elderly patients with difficult vascular anatomy. To overcome this issue, we propose a new endovascular approach called the "tightrope" technique. This technique uses a stiff guidewire and a standard angiographic catheter to straighten the internal carotid artery (ICA) tortuosity, allowing the guiding catheter to be positioned next to the intracranial level.

PET/CT with F-choline or F-FDG in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Submitted to Y-TARE: A Real-World Study.

Our aim was to assess the role of positron emission computed tomography (PET/CT) with 18F-choline (18F-FCH) or 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) submitted to 90Y-radioembolization (90Y-TARE). We retrospectively analyzed clinical records of 21 HCC patients submitted to PET/CT with 18F-fluorocholine (18F-FCH) or 18F-fluodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) before and 8 weeks after 90Y-TARE. On pre-treatment PET/CT, 13 subjects (61.

What hides beneath the scar: sexuality and breast cancer what women don't say: A single-center study.

Background: Breast is a symbol of femininity, motherhood and sexuality. Breast cancer (BC) is the leading cause of cancer death in women worldwide and most frequent cancer in Italy: in 2019, 53.500 new cases were diagnosed.

Pneumonia Frequency and Severity in Patients With Symptomatic COVID-19: Impact of mRNA and Adenovirus Vector Vaccines.

Additional evidence of the role of COVID-19 vaccination in reducing pneumonia frequency and severity in the setting of breakthrough infection could help combat ongoing vaccine hesitancy. The purpose of this article was to compare the frequency and severity of pneumonia on chest CT in patients with confirmed COVID-19 between patients who are unvaccinated and those who are fully vaccinated by messenger RNA (mRNA) or adenovirus vector vaccines. This retrospective single-center study included 467 patients (250 men, 217 women; mean age, 65 ± 17 [SD] years) who underwent chest CT between December 15, 2021, and February 18, 2022, during hospitalization for symptomatic COVID-19, confirmed by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction assay.