[HTML][HTML] Bronchopleural fistula and the role of contemporary imaging

P Gaur, R Dunne, YL Colson, RR Gill - The Journal of thoracic and …, 2014 - Elsevier
One of the most morbid postoperative complications after a lobectomy or a pneumonectomy
is a bronchopleural fistula (BPF). The diagnosis and identification of BPF may be …

Demystifying the persistent pneumothorax: role of imaging

A Chaturvedi, S Lee, N Klionsky, A Chaturvedi - Insights Into Imaging, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Evaluation for pneumothorax is an important indication for obtaining chest
radiographs in patients who have had trauma, recent cardiothoracic surgery or are on …

Multidetector CT evaluation of airway stents: what the radiologist should know

MCB Godoy, DA Saldana, PP Rao, I Vlahos… - Radiographics, 2014 - pubs.rsna.org
Airway stents are increasingly used to treat symptomatic patients with obstructive
tracheobronchial diseases who are not amenable to surgical resection or who have poor …

[HTML][HTML] Feasibility of a prototype carbon nanotube enabled stationary digital chest tomosynthesis system for identification of pulmonary nodules by pulmonologists

AC Burks, J Akulian, CR MacRosty… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Screen detected and incidental pulmonary nodules are increasingly common.
Current guidelines recommend tissue sampling of solid nodules> 8 mm. Bronchoscopic …

Malignant central airway obstruction: What's new?

BD Shaller, D Filsoof, JM Pineda… - … in Respiratory and …, 2022 - thieme-connect.com
Malignant central airway obstruction (MCAO) is a debilitating and life-limiting complication
that occurs in an unfortunately large number of individuals with advanced intrathoracic …

Computed tomography virtual bronchoscopy: normal variants, pitfalls, and spectrum of common and rare pathology

KM Das, H Lababidi, S Al Dandan… - Canadian …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
A broad spectrum of pathologies that involve the laryngotracheobronchial airway and
imaging plays a crucial role in evaluating these abnormalities. Computed tomography with …

[HTML][HTML] Surgical approaches for bronchopleural fistula

G Dal Agnol, A Vieira, R Oliveira… - Shanghai Chest, 2017 - shc.amegroups.org
Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) is defined as a direct communication between the bronchus
and the pleural space. The low incidence of tuberculosis added to the development of …

ACR appropriateness criteria® pneumonia in the immunocompetent child

SS Chan, MK Kotecha, CK Rigsby, RS Iyer… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pneumonia is one of the most common acute infections and the single greatest infectious
cause of death in children worldwide. In uncomplicated, community-acquired pneumonia in …

Quantified evaluation of tracheal compression in pediatric complex congenital vascular ring by computed tomography

R Xu, K Shi, Z Yang, K Diao, Q Zhao, H Xu, Y Guo - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Clinically, early diagnosis and treatment is important for survival of pediatric with vascular
ring (VR) associated with congenital heart disease (CHD), and accurate evaluation of VR is …

Endobronchial ultrasound‐guided transbronchial fine needle aspiration of mediastinal lymphadenopathy: Diagnostic performance and clinical implications of the …

KE Lindquist, G Cortas, Y Hashemi… - Diagnostic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Lymph node fine‐needle aspiration cytology (LN‐FNAC) is a common, rapid,
minimally invasive and cost‐effective diagnostic method. For mediastinal lymph nodes …