Sebastian Fernandez-Bussy, Ana Garza-Salas, Alanna Barrios-Ruiz, Prasanth Balasubramanian, Alejandra Yu Lee-Mateus, Tapendra Koirala, Britney N Hazelett, Ryan Chadha, Neal M Patel, Janani S Reisenauer, David Abia-Trujillo
INTRODUCTION: The widespread use of Computed tomography (CT) as a screening tool for early lung cancer has increased detection of pulmonary lesions. It is common to encounter patients with more than one peripheral pulmonary nodule (PPN) of uncertain etiology. Shape-sensing robotic-assisted bronchoscopy (ssRAB) emerges as a potential alternative to biopsy multiple PPN, in addition to mediastinal staging in single anesthetic procedure. METHODS: Retrospective review of 22 patients who underwent ssRAB for evaluation of two or more PPN, between November 2021 and April 2023 at Mayo Clinic Florida, US...
April 22, 2024: Respiration; International Review of Thoracic Diseases