Balloon Dilatation for Bronchoscope Delivery in a Swine Model: A Novel Technique for Ultra-Peripheral Lung Field Access and Accurate Biopsy.
Kotaro MiyakeTakayuki ShiroyamaShingo SatohYuichi AdachiKika OhiraYuko AbeSo TakataKentaro MasuhiroYujiro NaitoHaruhiko HirataIzumi NagatomoYoshito TakedaAtsushi KumanogohPublished in: Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases (2024)
The BDBD technique can enhance access of a flexible bronchoscope into the peripheral lung fields, which could potentially allow more accurate transbronchial interventions for peripheral targets.