Background: Fiberoptic bronchoscopy is the most important diagnostic tool for lung cancer. Early tissue diagnosis and proper staging remains key to management of cancer patient. Endobronchial forceps biopsy has high yield from visible lesions. The aim study was evaluate endobronchial biopsy. Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional conducted at B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, Bharatpur, ...

OBJECTIVE To demonstrate the possibilities, advantages and limitations of virtual bronchoscopy using data sets from positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT). MATERIALS AND METHODS Eight consecutive patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) underwent PET/CT. PET was performed with a glucose analog, 2-[fluorine-18]-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (18F-FDG), using a state-...

Conventional transbronchial needle aspiration (cTBNA) biopsy is a diagnostic minimally invasive technique applied using fibreoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) in the evaluation of mediastinal/hilar lymph nodes. With development endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) devices, needles have been revised for use according to EBUS guidelines. The main aim this research was evaluate success that produced when it wit...

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) dramatically impacts healthcare delivery. Pulmonary diagnostic procedures have had frequent disruptions during this pandemic. Objectives: This study aimed to discover how the COVID-19 pandemic affected pediatric flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy. Methods: retrospective cross-sectional was carried out on patients who underwent bronchoscopy at a ...