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2. Preventive treatment for latent tuberculosis from Indian perspective.
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Hashim Z, Tyagi R, Singh GV, Nath A, and Kant S
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The persistent morbidity and mortality associated with tuberculosis (TB), despite our continued efforts, has been long recognized, and the rise in the incidence of drug-resistant TB adds to the preexisting concern. The bulk of the TB burden is confined to low-income countries, and rigorous efforts are made to detect, notify, and systematically treat TB. Efforts have been infused with renewed vigor and determination by the World Health Organization (WHO) to eliminate tuberculosis in the near future. Different health agencies worldwide are harvesting all possible strategies apart from consolidating ongoing practices, including prevention of the development of active disease by treating latent TB infection (LTBI). The guidelines for the same were already provided by the WHO and were then adapted in the Indian guidelines for the treatment of LTBI in 2021. While the long-term impact of TBI treatment is awaited, in this article, we aim to discuss the implications in the Indian context., (Copyright © 2024 Copyright: © 2024 Indian Chest Society.)
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- 2024
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3. Bedaquiline for rifampicin sensitive tuberculosis: Isn't it too early?
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Nath A and Tyagi R
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- 2023
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4. Role of percutaneous CT-guided biopsy in the characterisation of pleural diseases.
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Pasha I, Singh AK, Hashim Z, Nath A, Neyaz Z, Mishra R, and Agrawal V
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Background: Computed tomography (CT)-guided biopsy is emerging as a preferred and safe method for obtaining tissue samples in pleural diseases., Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic yield and safety of percutaneous CT-guided biopsy in pleural diseases and to find CT findings predictive of malignant neoplastic pleural disease., Material and Methods: This retrospective study included 77 patients with pleural disease who underwent CT-guided pleural biopsies from July 2013 to May 2020. All procedures were performed with a coaxial semi-automatic biopsy device. Histopathology was performed in all cases, and additional tests such as immunohistochemistry (IHC) or microbiological analysis were carried out depending on clinical suspicion. The correlation of CT findings with final diagnosis was performed by Chi-square, Fisher's exact test and logistic regression analysis., Results: The overall technical success rate of CT-guided pleural biopsy was 100% with a diagnostic yield of 96.1%. No major complication was encountered, with minor complications encountered in the form of minimal pneumothorax and chest pain. Malignant pleural conditions constituted the largest group including metastatic adenocarcinoma as the most common (31.2%), followed by metastatic squamous cell carcinoma and mesothelioma. Tubercular pleural involvement was the second most common category (16.9%). The cartridge-based nucleic acid amplification test (CB-NAAT) assay had 90% sensitivity on pleural tissue in tubercular cases. CT features predictive of malignancy were irregular and nodular pleural thickening, mediastinal and diaphragmatic pleural involvement and mediastinal/chest wall invasion. There was a good correlation between higher pleural thicknesses with malignant outcome., Conclusion: Percutaneous CT-guided biopsy is a safe method for obtaining pleural tissue samples with high diagnostic yield. CT findings provide clues, which favour malignant pleural involvement.
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- 2023
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5. Steroid treatment for COVID-19: Suitable dose and patients.
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Hashim Z, Nath A, and Tripathy NK
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- 2023
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6. Guidelines for endobronchial ultrasound-transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA): Joint Indian Chest Society (ICS)/Indian Association for Bronchology (IAB) recommendations.
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Mohan A, Madan K, Hadda V, Mittal S, Suri T, Shekh I, Guleria R, Khader A, Chhajed P, Christopher DJ, Swarnakar R, Agarwal R, Aggarwal AN, Aggarwal S, Agrawal G, Ayub II, Bai M, Baldwa B, Chauhan A, Chawla R, Chopra M, Choudhry D, Dhar R, Dhooria S, Garg R, Goel A, Goel M, Goyal R, Gupta N, Manjunath BG, Iyer H, Jain D, Khan A, Kumar R, Koul PA, Lall A, Arunachalam M, Madan NK, Mehta R, Loganathan N, Nath A, Nangia V, Nene A, Patel D, Pattabhiraman VR, Raja A, Rajesh B, Rangarajan A, Rathi V, Sehgal IS, Shankar SH, Sindhwani G, Singh PK, Srinivasan A, Talwar D, Thangakunam B, Tiwari P, Tyagi R, Chandra VN, Sharada V, Vadala R, and Venkatnarayan K
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Over the past decade, endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) has become an indispensable tool in the diagnostic armamentarium of the pulmonologist. As the expertise with EBUS-TBNA has evolved and several innovations have occurred, the indications for its use have expanded. However, several aspects of EBUS-TBNA are still not standardized. Hence, evidence-based guidelines are needed to optimize the diagnostic yield and safety of EBUS-TBNA. For this purpose, a working group of experts from India was constituted. A detailed and systematic search was performed to extract relevant literature pertaining to various aspects of EBUS-TBNA. The modified GRADE system was used for evaluating the level of evidence and assigning the strength of recommendations. The final recommendations were framed with the consensus of the working group after several rounds of online discussions and a two-day in-person meeting. These guidelines provide evidence-based recommendations encompassing indications of EBUS-TBNA, pre-procedure evaluation, sedation and anesthesia, technical and procedural aspects, sample processing, EBUS-TBNA in special situations, and training for EBUS-TBNA.
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- 2023
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7. Aetiology, management, and outcome of lower respiratory tract infection in renal allograft recipients - A report from a tropical country.
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Jain S, Bhadauria D, Prasad R, Gurjar M, Yaccha M, Shanmugham S, Kaul A, Rungmei Marak SK, Nath A, and Prasad N
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Introduction: Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) among renal transplant recipients (RTRs) are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to analyse the aetiology, outcome, and risk factors associated with mortality., Methods: We analysed baseline transplant characteristics, symptoms, hospital course, laboratory, serological and microbial results, and their association with the outcome of all RTRs between January 2011 and December 2019., Results: A total of 206 LRTI patients out of 1051 RTRs were analysed. The incidence proportion was nearly 22 episodes per 1000 patients per year. The mean age was 39.3 years, with male predominance. Bacterial was the most common aetiology (53%), and staphylococcus was the most common species. Among the fungal causes (14%), 68% had aspergillus infection. More than one-third RTRs died during the hospital course mainly because of bacterial causes (42.6%). The aspergillus infection was the most common fungus associated with 50% mortality. On multi-variate analysis, sepsis, septic shock, and the need for mechanical ventilation independently predicted mortality., Conclusion: Bacterial aetiology was the most common cause; though the fungal aetiology was seen less, it was associated with higher mortality. Mortality in RTR with LRTI was associated with sepsis, septic shock, and the need for mechanical ventilation., Competing Interests: None
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- 2022
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8. Agreement between forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV 1 ) and peak expiratory flow (PEF) in severe acute asthma.
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Damaraju V, Nath A, Sehgal IS, Muthu V, Prasad KT, Dhooria S, Aggarwal AN, and Agarwal R
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- 2022
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9. Role of low-dose tissue plasminogen activator in patients with refractory hypoxia due to presumed microthrombi in pulmonary vasculature in coronavirus disease 2019: A case series and review of the literature.
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Hashim Z, Ghatak T, Nath A, and Singh RK
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Severe hypoxia due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is challenging in the intensive care unit (ICU). It is often unresponsive to mechanical ventilation at high positive end-expiratory pressure and the fraction of inspired oxygen combination. The cause of such worsening hypoxia may be microvascular thrombosis in the pulmonary vascular system because of the procoagulant nature of COVID-19 infection. Confirming the diagnosis with computed tomographic pulmonary angiography is not always possible, as the patients are too sick to be shifted. Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is recommended for pulmonary thromboembolism with hypotension and worsening hypoxia, as confirmed by computed tomography pulmonary angiography. However, its role in worsening hypoxia because of presumed microthrombi in the pulmonary vasculature in COVID-19 is unclear. We present six cases from our ICU where we used low-dose tPA in COVID-19 refractory hypoxia with presumed microthrombi in the pulmonary vasculature (oligemic lung field, refractory hypoxia, increased D dimer, electrocardiographic features of pulmonary embolism, and right ventricular strain on echocardiography). Oxygenation improved within 6 h and was maintained for up to 48 h in all patients. Therefore, there is a possible role of microthrombi in the mechanism of hypoxia in this setting. An early decision to start low-dose tPA may improve the outcome. However, all patients finally succumbed to sepsis and multiorgan failure later in their course. A systematic review of the literature has also been performed on the mechanism of thrombosis and the use of tPA in hypoxia due to COVID-19., Competing Interests: None
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- 2022
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10. Prevalence of sleep apnea and lung function abnormalities in patients with acromegaly.
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Hashim Z, Gupta M, Nath A, Khan A, Neyaz Z, Tiwari S, Mishra R, Srivastava S, and Gupta S
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Background: Sleep apnea (SA) is highly prevalent in acromegaly. Ethnicity influences the prevalence of SA in the general population. We studied the prevalence of SA and other respiratory comorbidities in North Indian patients with active acromegaly., Design: Prospective, observational., Materials and Methods: Consecutive adult patients with active acromegaly (n = 35, age 39.7 ± 13.2 years) and hypersomatotropism (nonsuppression of serum growth hormone after oral glucose and elevated serum insulin-like growth factor-1 [IGF-1]) were evaluated for respiratory symptoms, scoring for SA (Epworth Sleepiness Score [ESS] and STOP-BANG), pulmonary function tests (PFT), high-resolution computerized tomography (HRCT) of the thorax, polysomnography (PSG), and transthoracic echocardiography. Age- and sex-matched healthy individuals (n = 34) served as controls., Results: Acromegaly subjects had dyspnea (34%), cough (37%), excessive daytime somnolence (43%), and fatigue (49%). Clinically significant ESS (>10) and STOP-BANG score (≥3) were present in 41% and 68.6% of subjects, respectively. PFT showed restrictive and obstructive patterns in 45.7% and 11.4% of acromegalics respectively; with higher total lung capacity (TLC), thoracic gas volume (TGV), and residual volume (RV). PSG revealed significantly higher SA events in acromegalics (central [acromegaly 24.63 ± 37.82 vs. control 3.21 ± 5.5], mixed [11 ± 19.46 vs. 3.50 ± 5.96], obstructive [34.86 ± 44.37 vs. 9.71 ± 10.48], and mean apnea-hypopnea index [AHI] [16.91 ± 18.0 vs. 7.86 ± 7.84]). Acromegalics had significantly higher prevalence of obstructive SA (71.4% [mild 31.4%, moderate 20%, severe 20%]) as compared to controls (38.2%). There was no correlation of AHI with serum IGF-1 and disease duration., Conclusion: Acromegaly subjects have a significantly higher prevalence of respiratory symptoms, SA, and abnormalities in PFT. Screening for respiratory comorbidities should be routinely recommended in all patients with acromegaly., Competing Interests: None
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- 2022
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11. Inflammatory pseudotumor of the lung with complete resolution.
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Nigam N, Hashim Z, Neyaz Z, Gupta M, and Nath A
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Competing Interests: None
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- 2021
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12. Rigid bronchoscopic interventions for central airway obstruction - An observational study.
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Khan A, Hashim Z, Gupta M, Lal H, Agarwal A, and Nath A
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Background: Central airway obstruction (CAO) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with thoracic malignancies. In this prospective study, we describe the role of rigid bronchoscopy (RB) in the multimodality management of CAO., Methods: Prospective description of different rigid bronchoscopic techniques used for CAO between July 2016 and July 2019., Results: A total of 152 procedures (124 therapeutic/palliative and 28 diagnostics) in 111 adults and 10 pediatric patients were performed. The mean age in 111 adults (66 males) and 10 pediatric (5 males) patients were 45.4 ± 15.8 (range 16-80) and 5.4 ± 3.6 (range 1-10) years, respectively. Palliation of the airway obstruction (48.8%) and establishment of diagnosis (23.2%) were the main indications of RB in our study. Mechanical debulking in 53 (57%) and airway dilatation in 40 (43%) patients were the most utilized interventions during the palliative or therapeutic RB. There was a significant decrease in mean (modified Medical Research Council) dyspnea scale from 3.9 ± 1.0 to 1.42 ± 0.63 and increase in mean Visual Analogue Scale from 2.06 ± 0.74 to 8.7 ± 0.54 after the procedure (P < 0.0001). Additional therapy was undertaken in 38 (31.4%) of 121 patients, and surgical excision was the primary form of definitive treatment in 17 patients Moderate bleeding was encountered in 13.3% of the procedures mainly in the diagnostic RB. The mean procedure duration was 28.4 (range, 11-49) min and 13.2 (7-22) min in the adults and pediatric patients, respectively. A total of 31 patients succumbed to the illness due to the progressive nature of their disease., Conclusions: An individualized approach to interventional procedures is safe and effective way to achieve and maintain palliation of CAO. RB with multimodality treatment achieves the goal in majority of the patients., Competing Interests: None
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- 2020
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13. Guidelines for diagnostic flexible bronchoscopy in adults: Joint Indian Chest Society/National College of chest physicians (I)/Indian association for bronchology recommendations.
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Mohan A, Madan K, Hadda V, Tiwari P, Mittal S, Guleria R, Khilnani GC, Luhadia SK, Solanki RN, Gupta KB, Swarnakar R, Gaur SN, Singhal P, Ayub II, Bansal S, Bista PR, Biswal SK, Dhungana A, Doddamani S, Dubey D, Garg A, Hussain T, Iyer H, Kavitha V, Kalai U, Kumar R, Mehta S, Nongpiur VN, Loganathan N, Sryma PB, Pangeni RP, Shrestha P, Singh J, Suri T, Agarwal S, Agarwal R, Aggarwal AN, Agrawal G, Arora SS, Thangakunam B, Behera D, Chaudhry D, Chawla R, Chawla R, Chhajed P, Christopher DJ, Daga MK, Das RK, D'Souza G, Dhar R, Dhooria S, Ghoshal AG, Goel M, Gopal B, Goyal R, Gupta N, Jain NK, Jain N, Jindal A, Jindal SK, Kant S, Katiyar S, Katiyar SK, Koul PA, Kumar J, Kumar R, Lall A, Mehta R, Nath A, Pattabhiraman VR, Patel D, Prasad R, Samaria JK, Sehgal IS, Shah S, Sindhwani G, Singh S, Singh V, Singla R, Suri JC, Talwar D, Jayalakshmi TK, and Rajagopal TP
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Flexible bronchoscopy (FB) is commonly performed by respiratory physicians for diagnostic as well as therapeutic purposes. However, bronchoscopy practices vary widely across India and worldwide. The three major respiratory organizations of the country supported a national-level expert group that formulated a comprehensive guideline document for FB based on a detailed appraisal of available evidence. These guidelines are an attempt to provide the bronchoscopist with the most scientifically sound as well as practical approach of bronchoscopy. It involved framing appropriate questions, review and critical appraisal of the relevant literature and reaching a recommendation by the expert groups. The guidelines cover major areas in basic bronchoscopy including (but not limited to), indications for procedure, patient preparation, various sampling procedures, bronchoscopy in the ICU setting, equipment care, and training issues. The target audience is respiratory physicians working in India and well as other parts of the world. It is hoped that this document would serve as a complete reference guide for all pulmonary physicians performing or desiring to learn the technique of flexible bronchoscopy., Competing Interests: None
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- 2019
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14. Bronchoscopic lung cryobiopsy: An Indian association for bronchology position statement.
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Dhooria S, Agarwal R, Sehgal IS, Aggarwal AN, Goyal R, Guleria R, Singhal P, Shah SP, Gupta KB, Koolwal S, Akkaraju J, Annapoorni S, Bal A, Bansal A, Behera D, Chhajed PN, Dhamija A, Dhar R, Garg M, Gopal B, Hibare KR, James P, Jindal A, Jindal SK, Khan A, Kishore N, Koul PA, Kumar A, Kumar R, Lall A, Madan K, Mandal A, Mehta RM, Mohan A, Nangia V, Nath A, Nayar S, Patel D, Pattabhiraman V, Raghupati N, Sarkar PK, Singh V, Sivaramakrishnan M, Srinivasan A, Swarnakar R, Talwar D, and Thangakunam B
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Background: Bronchoscopic lung cryobiopsy (BLC) is a novel technique for obtaining lung tissue for the diagnosis of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases. The procedure is performed using several different variations of technique, resulting in an inconsistent diagnostic yield and a variable risk of complications. There is an unmet need for standardization of the technical aspects of BLC., Methodology: This is a position statement framed by a group comprising experts from the fields of pulmonary medicine, thoracic surgery, pathology, and radiology under the aegis of the Indian Association for Bronchology. Sixteen questions on various technical aspects of BLC were framed. A literature search was conducted using PubMed and EMBASE databases. The expert group discussed the available evidence relevant to each question through e-mail and a face-to-face meeting, and arrived at a consensus., Results: The experts agreed that patients should be carefully selected for BLC after weighing the risks and benefits of the procedure. Where appropriate, consideration should be given to perform alternate procedures such as conventional transbronchial biopsy or subject the patient directly to a surgical lung biopsy. The procedure is best performed after placement of an artificial airway under sedation/general anesthesia. Fluoroscopic guidance and occlusion balloon should be utilized for positioning the cryoprobe to reduce the risk of pneumothorax and bleeding, respectively. At least four tissue specimens (with at least two of adequate size, i.e., ≥5 mm) should be obtained during the procedure from different lobes or different segments of a lobe. The histopathological findings of BLC should be interpreted by an experienced pulmonary pathologist. The final diagnosis should be made after a multidisciplinary discussion. Finally, there is a need for structured training for performing BLC., Conclusion: This position statement is an attempt to provide practical recommendations for the performance of BLC in DPLDs., Competing Interests: None
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- 2019
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15. Use of dedicated optical tracheal dilator for postintubation tracheal stenosis: First report from India.
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Khan A, Nath A, Mangla L, Paul M, and Neyaz Z
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Postintubation tracheal stenosis is preventable yet commonly occurring clinical condition. Early in the disease, nonspecific symptoms may predominate but once the stenosis reaches a critical stage life-threatening respiratory compromise may ensue. Bronchoscopic interventions are an invaluable tool in the management both as a primary treatment and as an interim procedure before the surgery. Optical dilatational tracheoscopy is a safe and minimally invasive procedure in the treatment of benign tracheal stenosis. Involvement of multidisciplinary team early in the treatment planning gives the best possible results., Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest
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- 2018
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16. Vintage meets contemporary: Use of rigid TBNA in the era of real-time imaging - first report from India.
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Khan A, Nath A, Lal H, Krishnani N, and Agarwal A
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In the modern era, real-time imaging-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) has completely replaced the traditional surgical approaches to sample the mediastinal lesions for diagnosis and cancer staging. However, there is a limited role of these innovations in the presence of critical airway narrowing due to a further decrease in cross-sectional area of the airway proportionate to the outer diameters of the scope. Rigid TBNA with airway control by rigid bronchoscopy is one alternative which can be used for mediastinal sampling when modern technique is impracticable. Herein, we report the use of rigid TBNA, an underutilized old method to sample the mediastinal lesion in a patient with severe orthopnea secondary to tracheal compression by mediastinal mass., Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest
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- 2018
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17. Primary papillary adenocarcinoma of the lung: Report of two cases.
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Karmakar S, Nath A, Neyaz Z, Agarwal V, and Ahsan S
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- 2017
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18. Prevalence of Aspergillus hypersensitivity and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in patients with bronchial asthma at a tertiary care center in North India.
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Nath A, Khan A, Hashim Z, and Patra JK
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Background: The prevalence of Aspergillus hypersensitivity (AH) and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) has been variably reported. Systematic data regarding Aspergillus sensitization and ABPA are lacking from this part of the country., Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of AH and ABPA in Uttar Pradesh., Setting and Design: This was prospective observational study. All patients attending outpatient Department of Pulmonary Medicine of our institute were included in the study., Subjects and Methods: Consecutive asthmatic patients underwent screening for ABPA using Aspergillus skin test (AST). Those showing a positive response to AST were further evaluated for ABPA., Results: During the study, 350 patients (192 males, 158 females, mean ± standard deviation age: 38.3 ± 12.8) were screened with AST. One hundred and twenty-three patients (35.1%) were tested positive for AST and 21.7% of patients were diagnosed as ABPA., Conclusions: A high prevalence rate of ABPA was observed at our chest clinic. Although comparable with published data from other tertiary centers, it does not represent the true prevalence rates in asthmatics because of high chances of referral bias., Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest.
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- 2017
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19. Percutaneous computed tomography-guided aspiration and biopsy of intrathoracic lesions: Results of 265 procedures.
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Neyaz Z, Lal H, Thakral A, Nath A, Rao RN, and Verma R
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Context: Percutaneous computed tomography (CT)-guided needle aspiration and biopsy technique have developed over time as a method for obtaining tissue specimen. Although this is a minimally invasive procedure, complications do occasionally occur., Aims: The aim of the study was to evaluate the diagnostic yield and complications of 265 percutaneous CT-guided aspiration and biopsy procedures performed on various intrathoracic lesions., Settings and Design: Data of percutaneous CT-guided aspiration and biopsy procedures of intrathoracic lesions performed over a 4 year period were retrospectively analyzed., Subjects and Methods: Procedure details, radiological images, and pathological and microbiological reports were retrieved from radiology records and hospital information system. Technical success, diagnostic yield, and complication rates were calculated., Results: Total 265 procedures were performed for lung ( n = 179), mediastinum ( n = 73), and pleural lesions ( n = 13). Diagnostic yield for lung, mediastinal, and pleural lesions was 80.7%, 74.2, and 75%, respectively, for core biopsy specimens. Major complication was noted in only one procedure (0.4%). Minor complications were noted in 13.6% procedures which could be managed conservatively., Conclusions: Percutaneous CT-guided aspiration and biopsy procedures for intrathoracic lesions are reasonably safe with good diagnostic yield. Complications are infrequent and conservatively managed in most of the cases.
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