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Is Bronchoscopy An Obsolete Tool In Cystic Fibrosis? The Role Of Bronchoscopy In Cystic Fibrosis And Its Clinical Use, Lisa Paul
NYMC Faculty Publications
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a progressive life threatening multisystem genetic disease which affects the CF transmembrane conductance regulator channel. Respiratory causes remain the most common mortality in CF. With the onset of newborn screening, initiating treatments both for prophylaxis and disease management, optimizing nutritional support, and developing therapies targeting CF transmembrane conductance regulator protein, this has significantly changed the face of managing this devastating disease. Bronchoscopy and related procedures such as bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), transbronchial biopsies, and protected brush sampling have been looked at in the management of CF as patients with CF continue to live longer with the help …
Bronchoscopic Management Of Prolonged Air Leak, S Keshishyan, A Revelo, Oleg Epelbaum
Bronchoscopic Management Of Prolonged Air Leak, S Keshishyan, A Revelo, Oleg Epelbaum
NYMC Faculty Publications
Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) with prolonged air leak (PAL) is most often, though not always, a sequela of lung resection. When this complication occurs post-operatively, it is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Surgical closure of the defect is considered the definitive approach to controlling the source of the leak, but many patients with this condition are suboptimal operative candidates. Therefore there has been active interest for decades in the development of effective endoscopic management options. Successful use of numerous bronchoscopic techniques has been reported in the literature largely in the form of retrospective series and, at best, small prospective trials. …