TBNA may be used to obtain a sample by altering the technique in order to directly place the needle into the endobronchial lesion. For peripheral lesions, fluoroscopy is used to localize the lesion.

A flexible fibreoptic bronchoscope with a radial mini-probe or catheter is inserted through the nose or mouth, and advanced towards the peripheral lung lesion using endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) ...

An endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) gives your doctor a look at your bronchi, the airways leading to your lungs. It can also help your doctor do a procedure like a biopsy. An EBUS uses a tool ...

We aim to describe the feasibility of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial ... 44 to 84 years), and 10 patients were male. Median lesion size was 22.5 mm (range, 10 to 43 mm).

Bronchoscopic lung-volume reduction with the use of one-way endobronchial valves is a potential treatment for patients with severe emphysema. To date, the benefits have been modest but have been ...

Endobronchial valves that allow air to escape from a pulmonary lobe but not enter it can induce a reduction in lobar volume that may thereby improve lung function and exercise tolerance in ...

Doctors performed two procedures known as a bronchoscopies to clear his air passages after the pope suffered a "significant accumulation of endobronchial mucus and consequent bronchospasm ...