Theme: Pulmonology

Interventional Pulmonology

Background: Few prospective studies have evaluated the role of endobronchial needle aspiration in diagnosing central airways neoplasms. Rapid on-site evaluation has long been used in transbronchial needle aspiration of adenopathies and peripheral lesions, but its role in sampling central malignancies has not been substantiated yet. Objectives: In this study we evaluated if endobronchial needle ...

Ultrasound in pulmonology.

ribs, which lead to absorption of the ultrasound waves, and is filled with air, which also contributes massively to artifacts. However, due to continuous improvements in science as well technology, transthoracic ultrasound has now established as a standard imaging tool in pulmonary medicine, too [2] . Over the past 7 decades, ultrasound has evolved into a versatile tool in medicine. Over half a...

Pulmonology: horses and zebras.

Psephology and pulmonology.

Psephology is the ‘‘the statistical study of elections and trends in voting’’ as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary (www.oed.com). These trends show that in May 2014, 43% of EU voters turned out to ‘‘act, react, and impact’’ [1]. Although there was an improvement compared with previous turnouts, it seems Pericles’ warning has still not been heeded by the majority of EU voters. By contrast...

Standardization of interventional pulmonology training.

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