Most fungi enter the human body via inhalation; however, endobronchial fungal infection (EBFI)
seems to be a rare manifestation compared to pulmonary or systemic disease. This …

Rationale: Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy using superDimension/Bronchus System
is a novel method to increase diagnostic yield of peripheral and mediastinal lung lesions. …

Objectives: We investigated the role of cytokines tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and
interleukin-6 (IL-6) in cachexia development in newly diagnosed nonsmall cell lung cancer (…

BACKGROUND: Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (EMN) is a novel technology
which allows localizing peripheral lung lesions and mediastinal lymph nodes for sampling and …

Chronic hypoxemia is known to cause peripheral neuropathy (PNP) in chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. We aimed to know how often PNP is encountered in …

Aims and Background Deterioration of immunity due to local or systemic effects of the tumor
itself and/or administered chemotherapeutics or radiotherapy may play roles in the …

The objective of the study was to investigate the possible association of Chlamydia pneumoniae
(Cpn) in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients…

The tracheobronchial tree exhibits highly individualistic features and many variations. As the
anatomic variations among Turkish population have not been studied previously, we aimed …

Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome is characterized by prolonged eosinophilia without an
identifiable underlying cause and multiple-organ dysfunction, most frequently involving the …

Cyfra 21-1 is a tumor marker based on the determination of water-soluble cytokeratin 19
which is secreted by normal or malignantly transformed epithelial cells. It is suggested to be a …