Background: This report summarizes initial tests of an emphysematous lung synthetic polymer
sealant (ELS) designed to reduce lung volume in patients with advanced emphysema. …

… There is considerable overlap between the respective answers elicited to this set of
questions by the textual examples that Stanzel culls from well over a hundred …

Forceps, brushes or needles are currently the standard tools used during flexible bronchoscopy
when diagnosing endobronchial malignancies. The new biopsy technique of cryobiopsy …

Rationale: Endobronchial valves (EBVs) have been successfully used in patients with severe
heterogeneous emphysema to improve lung physiology. Limited available data suggest …

Background: The potential of autofluorescence bronchoscopy (AFB) to detect precancerous
lesions in the central airways and its role in lung cancer screening is uncertain. A study was …

Tracheomalacia is excessive collapsibility of the trachea, typically during expiration.
Congenital forms are associated with severe symptoms. Milder forms often present after the …

The need for a less invasive procedure than surgical lung volume reduction that can produce
consistent improvements with reduced morbidity remains a medical goal in patients with …

Background The lung volume reduction (LVR) coil is a minimally invasive bronchoscopic
nitinol device designed to reduce hyperinflation and improve elastic recoil in severe …

Background Lung volume reduction of emphysematous lobes results in clinical improvement
for patients with severe emphysema. However, some segments within a lobe are often …

CD 16‐positive (CD14 ++ CD16 + and CD14 + CD16 ++ ) monocytes have unique features
with respect to phenotype and function. We have used transcriptional profiling for …