Histological diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases by cryo‐transbronchial biopsy

…, L Fridel, BA El Raouf, N AbdelRahman… - …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objective The gold standard for the histological diagnosis of interstitial lung
diseases ( ILD ) is an open lung biopsy ( OLB ). Tissue samples obtained by forceps …

Endobronchial closure of bronchopleural fistulae using amplatzer devices: our experience and literature review

…, MR Kramer, T Dagan, Y Raviv, N Abdel-Rahman… - Chest, 2011 - Elsevier
Bronchopulmonary fistulae (BPFs) are a severe complication of lobectomy and pneumonectomy
and are associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. We have developed a …

Efficacy of bronchoscopic closure of a bronchopleural fistula with amplatzer devices: long-term follow-up

O Fruchter, BA El Raouf, N Abdel-Rahman, M Saute… - Respiration, 2014 - karger.com
Background: The development of a bronchopleural fistula (BPF) is associated with high
rates of morbidity and mortality. We have developed a minimally invasive method of …

[HTML][HTML] The Palestinian primary ciliary dyskinesia population: first results of the diagnostic and genetic spectrum

…, C Driessens, P Goggin, N Abdelrahman… - ERJ Open …, 2023 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background Diagnostic testing for primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) started in 2013 in Palestine.
We aimed to describe the diagnostic, genetic and clinical spectrum of the Palestinian …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and persistence of symptoms in adult COVID-19 survivors 3 and 18 months after discharge from hospital or corona hotels

…, P Wild, A Rokach, N Amiad, N Abdelrahman… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
COVID-19 is characterized by persistent symptoms beyond acute illness. In this prospective
cohort study of patients with COVID-19, we sought to characterize the prevalence and …

Metallic stents for airway complications after lung transplantation: long-term follow-up

N Abdel-Rahman, MR Kramer, M Saute… - European Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVES Bronchial stenosis is still a significant source of morbidity and mortality following
lung transplantation (LTX) and often mandating placement of a bronchial stent. It has …

Endobronchial brachytherapy provides excellent long-term control of recurrent granulation tissue after tracheal stenosis

AM Allen, N Abdelrahman, D Silvern, E Fenig… - Brachytherapy, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To review the experience of using endobronchial brachytherapy (EBB) as a
treatment for recurrent tracheal granulation tissue. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Patients …

Bronchoscopic drainage of lung abscesses using a pigtail catheter

…, D Rosengarten, S Izhakian, N Abdel-Rahman… - Respiration, 2017 - karger.com
Background: Lung abscesses are commonly treated with antibiotics. However, some patients
fail to respond and may require percutaneous catheter drainage or surgical intervention. …

Bronchoscopy for chronic unexplained cough: use of biopsies and cultures increase diagnostic yield

…, O Shtraichman, N Abdel-Rahman… - … of Bronchology & …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: Prior studies assessing the diagnostic utility of bronchoscopy for chronic
unexplained cough have focused primarily on identifying endobronchial anomalies to determine …

Significant delay in the detection of desaturation between finger transmittance and earlobe reflectance oximetry probes during fiberoptic bronchoscopy: analysis of …

…, A Unterman, E Gershman, N Abdel-Rahman… - Lung, 2019 - Springer
Purpose There is clinical significance to a delay in response time for detecting desaturation
by pulse oximetry. Our aim in this study was to compare the response time of the reflectance …