Those with severe asthma that doesn't respond to medications may be a candidate for bronchial thermoplasty. This procedure uses thermal energy (heat) to destroy some of the smooth muscles that ...

A Whipple procedure (pancreaticoduodenectomy) is a complex surgery involving several procedures during one operation. It is often performed to treat pancreatic cancer. It will take time for the ...

It can be difficult to tell asthma and COPD apart because both may include coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath. Asthma is a risk factor for COPD and your chances of having both increase as ...

For a person with pancreatic cancer, surgery may be the only option for a cure, and one such type of surgery is a Whipple procedure (pancreaticoduodenectomy). But a Whipple procedure is a very complex ...

In people with asthma, allergy cells in the bronchial tubes release leukotrienes into the airways. This causes bronchial muscles to spasm and bronchial tubes to swell. Make sure to take ibuprofen ...

This technique uses commercial or bespoke software to quantify, either at the lobar or the whole lung level, the extent of emphysema, based on voxel-by-voxel attenuation; the degree of bronchial wall ...

The majority of these symptoms often fade in a few days, but a cough can last for weeks as your bronchial tubes heal. If you have a cough that lasts longer than 14 days, you should see your doctor.