Recent advances in interventional pulmonology procedures

Abstract

The diagnostic ability and specificity of interventional bronchoscopy procedures has been renovated in the past decade. The evaluation of abnormal thoracic findings including lung nodules and masses, mediastinal lymphadenopathy, and pleural diseases has been revolutionized using these techniques, minimizing the need for more invasive procedure especially in patients with compromised lung functions.

Keywords

• bronchoscopy
• intervention
• navigation
• nodules
• pleuroscope