Aim Emphysema is a lung disease in which alveolar capillary units are destroyed supporting tissue lost. Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) is a novel treatment for emphysema. Several comorbidities have been reported to coexist in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The aim of this study was to evaluate comorbidities ...

By Tanrıverdi Elif, Deniz Doğan, Demet Turan, Efsun Gonca Uğur Chousein, Binnaz Zeynep Yıldırım, Barış Demirkol, Mehmet Akif Özgül, Halit Çınarka, Erdoğan Çetinkaya

Aim Carcinoid tumors of the lung are the tumors originating from the neuroendocrine cells. Surgical excision remains the gold standard for the treatment. Treatment with interventional bronchoscopic excision has also been reported as an alternative option in typical carcinoid tumors of the lung. The aim of this study was to present results and outco...

By Hilal Boyacı, Mustafa Çörtük, Şule Gül, Elif Tanrıverdi, Mehmet Akif Özgül, Hüseyin Erhan Dinçer, Erdoğan Çetinkaya