A lung biopsy involves the removal of tissue or growths from the lungs. A doctor will use special devices, such as a fine needle, to remove the sample. A lung biopsy can help diagnose lung ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers observed a link between improved overall survival and lobectomy vs. sublobar resection.

If a nodule or mass is found on a CT scan, a lung biopsy is most often needed to determine whether the abnormality is cancerous or not. In a biopsy, a tissue sample is removed from the lung and ...

Liquid biopsy is one of them ... especially when it comes to diagnosing and treating lung cancer. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer ...

Surgical lung biopsies include open wedge biopsies, video-assisted thoracoscopic ... and the length of hospitalization compared to lung biopsy through open thoracotomy, while providing comparably ...

The cumulative incidence of postoperative infections (including wound infection, pneumonia, empyema) was similar after lung wedge re-section and after pleural or mediastinal mass biopsy procedures.

Lung biopsy is a relatively frequently performed procedure with considerable benefit for patient management but it may, on rare occasions, result in the death of the patient. It is a multidisciplinary ...

METHODS Thirteen out of 168 retrospectively reviewed patients, from whom biopsy specimens were taken for suspected diffuse lung disease, were identified with a histopathological pattern of RBILD.

The thoracic surgeon performed the right upper pulmonary occupying lesion wedge resection and enlarged lymph node excision biopsy. Pathologic diagnosis revealed that the morphology of “right upper ...

Still, lung cancer continues to be a very serious illness, especially when diagnosed at a later stage. Lung cancer is diagnosed through a biopsy (removal of tissue of the suspected tumor to analyze in ...

The Wanted star Max George has said a lung biopsy could shed light on the heart problems that led to him having a pacemaker fitted. After feeling unwell in December, the 36-year-old singer was ...

The new Radial EBUS processor is a small and flexible ultrasound probe which can reach areas of the lung which cannot be accessed by a standard bronchoscope. This makes it easier for clinicians to ...