The Endobronchial Valve for Emphysema Palliation Trial (VENT) was a multi-centre,
prospective, randomised, controlled trial conducted to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of …

The Dumon stent (or Endoxane) designed in 1987 is flexible, multisized, studded, silicone
prosthesis. This report describes the combined results of Dumon stent placement in Marseille, …

Importance Therapeutic options for severe emphysema are limited. Lung volume reduction
using nitinol coils is a bronchoscopic intervention inducing regional parenchymal volume …

ROCHE, F., et al.: Relationship Among the Severity of Sleep Apnea Syndrome, Cardiac
Arrhythmias, and Autonomic Imbalance. The relationship between obstructive sleep apnea …

Background Lung cancer screening with low-dose chest CT (LDCT) reduces the mortality of
eligible individuals. Blood signatures might act as a standalone screening tool, refine the …

Background Treatment of early superficial bronchogeniccarcinoma (ESBC) is under debate,
and no consensus has been achieved. Different therapeutic methods have been proposed, …

Background Bronchial typical carcinoid tumors are rare. The “gold standard” treatment is
surgery, but there is literature to support bronchoscopic therapy with curative intent. Based on …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT), brachytherapy, electrocautery, cryotherapy, and Nd-YAG laser
therapy are therapeutic options available for management of endobronchial malignancies. …

Endobronchial valve (EBV) therapy may be associated with improvements in chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease-related outcomes and may therefore be linked to improvements in …

Stent placement is the only available treatment in patients presenting either a localized external
compression or a malacia of the tracheobronchial tree. To assess the functional benefit …