Publications by authors named "Mengchan Wang"
Background And Objectives: Transcutaneous point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a good tool to monitor the trachea in many clinical practices. The aim of our study is to verify the feasibility of POCUS-guided submucosal injection as a potential drug delivery method for the treatment of tracheal stenosis.
Materials And Methods: The inner wall of the trachea was monitored a bronchoscope during the POCUS-guided submucosal injection of methylene blue in fresh porcine trachea to evaluate the distribution of methylene blue.
Skeletal muscle dysfunction is common in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and is associated with a poor prognosis. Abnormal muscle quantity of the lower limbs is a manifestation of skeletal muscle dysfunction in patients with COPD. Shear wave ultrasound elastography (SWE) is a novel and possible tool to evaluate qualitative muscle parameters.
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- Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) can occur after starting antiretroviral treatment for HIV and can have serious consequences if not diagnosed and treated quickly.
- A case study reported a 21-year-old man with HIV and pneumonia who developed worsening symptoms shortly after beginning treatment, leading to a diagnosis of IRIS via a minimally invasive procedure.
- Radial endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)-guided lung biopsy is highlighted as an effective method for the prompt identification of pneumonia associated with IRIS.