The aim of the present systematic review was to assess the effectiveness and safety of real
time endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS–TBNA) in …

Foreign body (FB) aspiration into the airway is lees common in adults than children. Nevertheless
its incidence does not decrease through time. We present clinical relevant aspects of …

Radon exposure is considered the second cause of lung cancer and the first in never smokers.
We aim to assess the effect of residential radon exposure on the risk of lung cancer in …

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV)-2 infection induces an
exacerbated inflammation driven by innate immunity components. Dendritic cells (DCs) play a key …

BACKGROUND: Hepatotoxicity is one of the most serious adverse effects of anti-tuberculosis
drugs (ATD). Although many risk factors have been associated with ATD-induced …

To determine the incidence and the clinical, radiographic, and endoscopic characteristics of
adult patients in our area diagnosed with tracheobronchial foreign bodies (FBs), we have …

Survivors to COVID-19 have described long-term symptoms after acute disease. These signs
constitute a heterogeneous group named long COVID or persistent COVID. The aim of this …

The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) emerged at the end
of 2019, resulting in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The high transmissibility of the virus …

Objectives: Genetic variations in enzymes of isoniazid metabolism confer an increased risk
for antituberculosis drug‐induced hepatotoxicity in Asian populations. The present study was …

The aim of the study was to assess the effect of residential radon exposure on the risk of
lung cancer in never-smokers and to ascertain if environmental tobacco smoke modifies the …