State of the art: peripheral diagnostic bronchoscopy.

ABSTRACT: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer related death worldwide and in the United States according to the World Health Organization and National Cancer Institute. Improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer are of the utmost importance. A prompt diagnosis is a crucial factor to improve outcomes in the treatment of lung cancer. Although the implementation of lung cancer screening guidelines and the overall steady growth in the use of computed tomography have improved the likelihood of detecting lung cancer at an earlier stage, the diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPLs) has remained a challenge. The bronchoscopic techniques for PPL sampling have historically offered modest diagnostic yields at best in comparison to computed tomography guided transthoracic needle a

SUBMITTER: Sumner ET 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11388231 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature