We are pleased to present to you the latest WABIP Newsletter, our biggest and most comprehensive issue to date. Follow any of the below links to read more!


Future of Guided Bronchoscopy for Transbronchial Biopsy of Peripheral Lung Nodules
(Editorial) Surgeons and pulmonologists are asked to see an increasing number of patients with pulmonary nodules. When tissue diagnosis is required, transthoracic needle aspiration (TTNA) has been the standard of care for the majority of patients. ... READ

Transcutaneous Microwave Ablation for Inoperable Lung Cancer
(Technology Corner) Introduction: With an estimated 234,030 new cases for 2018 (American Cancer Society 2018), lung cancer is by far the leading cause of cancer ... READ

Spray Cryotherapy
(Tips from the Experts, by Ganesh Krishna, MD) Airway recanalization is generally attempted to provide palliation for symptoms (1) due to lung volume loss and hypoxemia. It is also done to decrease ... READ

The Global Displacement Crisis Requires a Global Responsibility
(Humanitarian News) More than 65 million people around the world are now officially displaced from their homes by conflict, violence and persecution ... READ

High Tech in Melbourne, Australia, 2018
(Education & Training) February 2018 marked another important step forward in the history of WABIP-cosponsored Train the Trainer seminars. In partnership with TSANZ ... READ

WABIP News
Announcing the All New WABIP Visiting Scholar Grant, New Member Society and Board of Regents Members ... READ

The Marriage of Navigation Bronchoscopy and Ablative Therapies for Peripheral Lung Cancers: You All Are Invited
(Research) Rapid progress in technologies to access peripheral pulmonary nodules including navigation bronchoscopy, robotic navigation ... READ

Special Report
1st Indonesia Pediatric Interventional Bronchoscopy Scientific Meeting and the 1st Congress Of Asian Pediatric Interventional Pulmonology Association(APIPA)
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