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Thorax
January 2025
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Background: Sampling of peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPLs) abutting the pleura carries a higher risk of pneumothorax and complications. Although typically performed with image-guided transthoracic biopsy, the advent of shape-sensing robotic-assisted bronchoscopy (ssRAB) provides an alternative diagnostic procedure for this subtype of lesions.
Methods: A retrospective study on PPL attached to the peripheral pleura (PP), comprising costal and diaphragmatic pleura, mediastinal pleura (MP), and fissural pleura (FP) sampled by ssRAB, from January 2020 to December 2023.
Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol
March 2024
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Lung cancer is among one of the most commonly diagnosed malignancies and is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in both men and women globally, with an estimated 1.8 million deaths annually. Moreover, it is also the leading cause of cancer related deaths in the United States (U.
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December 2024
Respiratory Disease Unit, Department of Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Ospedale dell'Angelo, Venice.
Diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary lesion (PPL) is the most challenging field in bronchoscopy and interventional pulmonology, which concerns early lung cancer diagnosis. Despite novel techniques and new approaches to the periphery of the lung, almost 25% of PPLs remain undiagnosed. Bronchoscopy with guide systems, virtual and/or electromagnetic navigation, robotic bronchoscopy, and transparenchymal nodule approaches tend to provide a higher percentage of reaching the lesion, but the diagnostic yield rarely exceeds 75%, regardless of the instruments used.
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November 2024
Pulmonology, Critical Care, Sleep Medicine, and Immunology, Malcom Randall Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville, USA.
Lung cancer has high mortality rates attributed to late diagnosis and treatment. Robot-assisted bronchoscopy (RAB) offers promising solutions to these challenges, enabling precise navigation and biopsy of small and difficult-to-reach lung nodules. We present the early outcomes and challenges encountered in establishing an RAB program at a Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center.
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November 2024
Department of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Lung cancer is a major global health issue, with 2.21 million cases and 1.80 million deaths reported in 2020.
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