7 Pneumothorax due to cyst rupture is common in BHD, and patients are estimated to have a 50-fold higher risk of spontaneous pneumothorax compared with healthy individuals.6 A lung biopsy is ...

When on a doctor's advice a chest X-ray was done, a cyst was found in the lung. Sometimes you do not have any problem, and when you get a routine medical check-up for job placement or for going ...

Researchers have published a prospective, randomized and controlled study on the use of extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) in lung transplantation. The findings could significantly change the standard ...

Dec. 25, 2024 — A new method of scanning lungs is able to show in real time how air moves in and out of the lungs as people take a breath in patients with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

Cysts and tumors are both types of lumps commonly found in the body. While some cysts can lead to cancer, these are typically benign. Tumors, however, can be either benign or malignant. Other ...

They found that these shards — which are now virtually everywhere: in the air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat — are suspected of links to colon cancer and lung cancer.

Lung cancer arises in tissues of the lung, usually in the cells lining air passages. The two main types are small-cell lung cancer and non-small-cell lung cancer, according to the shape of cells ...

Research has found a link between getting too much or too little sleep and an increased risk of developing lung cancer. Having lung cancer may also affect your sleep. Getting enough high quality ...

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Now researchers at Dalhousie University are using an old testing method to help them learn more about how these devices affect lung function in young adults. The lung clearance index (LCI ...

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Objective: Conventional fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) for cystic thyroid nodules (CTNs) has a high rate of nondiagnostic and false-negative results. Ultrasound-guided FNAB (UG-FNAB ...