A revolution is taking place in the fi eld of bronchoscopy. The strides made over the past
decade in this fi eld have exponentially improved the diagnostic as well as therapeutic …

Scientific and technological innovations are the principal change agents responsible for
revolutionary health care and prevention practices. Elements leading to technological …

Methods Between February 2009 and February 2011, we conducted a prospective single
centre study at the University Hospital of Lille. Twenty-five patients with malignant …

OBJECTIVE: Cancer can involve the airways, causing various degrees of obstruction.
Usually, after days or months of mild to moderate undervalued symptoms, severe dyspnea …

Background: A systematic assessment of comprehensive clinical outcomes after various
therapeutic procedures for malignant central airway obstruction (CAO) is lacking. Methods …

Background: Central airway obstruction (CAO) is a serious condition that affects patients
with both benign and malignant diseases. Timely recognition of CAO is crucial for prompt …

BACKGROUND There is significant variation between physicians in terms of how they
perform therapeutic bronchoscopy, but there are few data on whether these differences …

Background Malignant airway obstruction (MAO) leads to quality of life impairment and
increased mortality. Interventional bronchoscopy allows airway patency restoring, leading to …

Background While therapeutic bronchoscopy has been used to treat malignant central
(CAO) airway obstruction for> 25 years, there are no studies quantifying the impact of …

Background: Balloon dilation is a primary treatment for nonmalignant tracheobronchial
stenosis, but often requires multiple treatment sessions to maintain therapeutic efficacy. No …