Bronchoscopic management of endobronchial hamartomas using "hot and cold" therapies - Initial experience in two patients.

Pulmonary hamartomas are the most common benign tumours of the lung and are often detected incidentally. Endobronchial hamartomas, though rare, can cause significant symptoms such as dyspnoea, haemoptysis, and recurrent respiratory infections due to bronchial obstruction. This report describes the successful bronchoscopic management of symptomatic endobronchial hamartomas in two young Indian males aged 29 and 34 years.

Beyond tradition: Exploring the potential of a novel drainage technique for indwelling pleural catheter.

Background: There are guidelines recommending the use of Indwelling pleural catheter (IPC), but there is no established consensus or guidelines regarding the modality of drainage post-IPC insertion. We have devised a novel drainage technique that combines the advantages of both aggressive and symptom-guided drainage.

Method: This was a prospective intervention trial in which patients with malignant pleural effusion, drained with IPC, were initially given one week of 'high-intensity' drainage on an outpatient basis using a low-pressure suction pump, followed by symptom-based home drainage using vacuum bottles.

A cross sectional observational study on uncontrolled bronchial asthma and inhaler technique among out patients in a tertiary care centre in Western Maharashtra.

Background: The 2014 Asia Pacific - Asthma Insight and Management (AP-AIM) study showed that none of the Indian asthmatics had controlled asthma when evaluated objectively. Our study aims to detect through objective measurements, uncontrolled asthma in OPD patients, the adequacy of their inhaler technique, and their awareness regarding the importance of inhaler technique.

Method: The asthma Control Test (ACT) score was used to screen for uncontrolled asthma.

A curious case of hemoptysis.

Paragonimiasis is a crustacean-borne parasitic zoonosis caused by lung fluke or Paragonimus. Several endemic foci of paragonimiasis have been discovered in Northeastern India. Chronic pulmonary infection with Paragonimus is characterized by hemoptysis, which is usually mistaken for Tuberculosis (TB).

Pulmonary cavitation in follow-up COVID 2019 cases: An etiological perspective.

Background: The current COVID-19 pandemic is an ongoing global healthcare challenge that has caused morbidity and mortality at unprecedented levels. Since the post-COVID pulmonary complications are evolving and challenging, a study was carried out to assess pulmonary cavitation in follow-up COVID cases from an etiological perspective. The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of pulmonary cavitation and describe its etiology and evolution in moderate and severe post-COVID pneumonia patients.