Central airway obstruction in bronchogenic carcinoma

M Hindle, A Sibly, MG Aldik, A Marchbank, C Daneshvar

An article published in the BMJ Open Respiratory Research regarding the utility of using Debulking in the context of central airway obstruction.


Pleural effusion size – a retrospective comparison of computed tomography and ultrasound reporting

MG Aldik, VM Raju, C Daneshvar

A Project presented at the British Thoracic Society (BTS) conference in London, comparing the use of CT scan Vs Chest Ultrasound in assessing pleural effusion size.


EBUS nodal sampling in sub 10 mm mediastinal nodes

LM Taylor, WE Falconer, MG Aldik, A Sibly, K Syred, JP Corcoran, TJ Howell, C Daneshvar

A Project presented at the British Thoracic Society (BTS) conference in London, this project concluded that systematic examination and nodal sampling of ≤10 mm lymph nodes provides representative tissue in 80% of patients, while in lung cancer patients, 1 in 6 demonstrated malignant change.


Assessment of diaphragm motion in patients with unilateral or asymmetrical pleural effusions

MG Aldik, A Sibly, L Telisinghe, C Daneshvar

A Project presented at the British Thoracic Society (BTS) conference in London concluded that paradoxical diaphragm movement in the context of a unilateral or asymmetrical pleural effusion is frequently observed, is independently associated with malignant pleural effusions, and may be a useful point-of-care clinical sign.


Diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia (DIPNECH): a little known cause of thoracic lesions

Anne-Marie Ionescu , Peter Skidmore , Ghanem Aldik

An article published in the BMJ case reports Journal regarding a rare presentation of a lung lesion that was initially investigated as lung cancer.


Progressive cystic lung disease with bullous destruction

Asad Anwar , Maria Kokosi , Ghanem Aldik

 An article published in the Clinical Medicine Journal regarding a rare and progressive cystic destruction of the lungs resulting in severe respiratory failure.


Is there any utility in visually inspecting samples during EBUS-TBNA?

M.Ghanem Aldik, Timothy Howell, Katherine syred, Cyrus Daneshvar

19th WCBIP/ WCBE world congress, joint meeting of the world association for bronchology and interventional pulmonology and the international bronchoesophagal society. 2016 (poster)


Does EBUS prior to PET-CT scanning impact PET interpretation

M.Ghanem Aldik, Timothy Howell, Cyrus Daneshvar

19th WCBIP/ WCBE world congress, joint meeting of the world association for bronchology and interventional pulmonology and the international bronchoesophagal society. 2016 (poster)