Legal Aspects of Endobronchial and Transbronchial Biopsy Timothy C. Allen MD, JD Clinicians’ medicolegal concerns about transbronchial and endobronchial biopsies generally arise from medical complications such as severe pneumothorax and…
Tracheobronchial Biopsy for Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Megan K. Dishop MD Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare disorder of immotile or abnormally motile cilia resulting in chronic recurrent respiratory infection,…
Bronchial Masses in the Pediatric Population Megan K. Dishop MD Endobronchial biopsy is occasionally performed for diagnosis and/or excision of obstructive tracheal and endobronchial masses. Most bronchial lesions in children…
Role of Transbronchial and Endobronchial Biopsies in Children Megan K. Dishop MD Transbronchial and endobronchial biopsy have been performed in children and adolescents since the 1980s, with technical advances since…
Nonneoplastic Large Airways Pathology Timothy C. Allen MD, JD Jaishree Jagirdar MD Keith M. Kerr FRCPath Endobronchial and transbronchial biopsy are used to diagnose neoplasms and infections involving the large…
Other Transplant Associated Pathology Anna Sienko MD Philip T. Cagle MD In addition to acute rejection, transbronchial biopsy is typically used for lung transplant recipients for diagnosis of opportunistic infections…
Acute Transplant Rejection Anna Sienko MD Transbronchial biopsy is frequently used for evaluation of lung transplant recipients, both for scheduled routine follow-up, for diagnosis when the patient develops functional or…
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Timothy C. Allen MD, JD Philip T. Cagle MD More than 90% of cases of pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis occur in cigarette smokers ranging from approximately 20…
Intravenous Drug Abuse Timothy C. Allen MD, JD Intravenous injection of drugs meant for oral administration results in the deposition within lung capillaries, arterioles, or small to medium-size arteries of…
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Timothy C. Allen MD, JD Lymphangioleiomyomatosis is a rare disease characteristically found in women of childbearing age, presenting with shortness of breath, cough, recurrent pneumothoraces, and chylothorax. Patients demonstrate…
