OZLEM SOGUKPİNAR, ULKU AKA AKTURK, LEVENT ALPAY, DİLEK ERNAM
Annals of Clinical and Analytical Medicine - 2024;15(2):89-93
Aim: Interventional pulmonology involves both diagnostic and therapeutic procedures that primarily use a rigid bronchoscope. There is still a lack of consensus on case management, the choice of treatment method and treatment procedures. It is important to share the procedures adopted and the individual cases in interventional pulmonology, as this is still a developing field. Accordingly, we share here our first experiences in our newly founded interventional pulmonology unit. Material and methods: This study is a retrospective cohort study based on a review of interventional procedures performed for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes between January 1, 2016, and June 30, 2018. Results: One hundred twenty-four interventional procedures were performed on 107 cases in our interventional pulmonology unit. The mean age of the patients was 54.3±17.5 years, and 71% were male, 29% were female. The reasons for the procedures were diagnostic in 16.9%, therapeutic in 35.4%, and both diagnostic and therapeutic in 47.7%. Of the procedures performed, 42.0% were for tumor excision due to malignant obstruction, 15.3% for diagnostic biopsy, 12.9% for total lung lavage, 16.1% to determine the etiology of hemoptysis, 9.7% for tracheal dilatation and stent applications, and 4% foreign body removal. Discussion: We believe that sharing interventional bronchology procedures will help more patients benefit from such treatments and contribute to the standardization of practices.
