TY - CHAP A1 - Mihai Olteanu A2 - Floarea Mimi Nițu A3 - Andreea Golli A4 - Mădălina Olteanu A5 - Adina Turcu A6 - Florentina Dumitrescu A7 - Bogdan Oprea A8 - Ramona Cioboată A9 - Alin Demetrian A10 - Roxana Nemeș A11 - Agripina Rașcu A12 - Edith Simona Ianoși A13 - Tudorel Ciurea ED1 - Costin Teodor Streba ED2 - Dan Ionut Gheonea ED3 - Cristin Constantin Vere Y1 - 2019-03-06 PY - 2019 T1 - How to Sample the Unreachable: Transbronchial Biopsy N2 - Endoscopic techniques are widely used for screening, diagnostic and therapeutic maneuvers in all groups of patients and for a large spectrum of complaints. The availability of basic iterations of endoscopic techniques made screening programs for various diseases viable in most parts of the world, while the advent of modern techniques opens new perspectives for rapid and correct diagnosis. Going beyond normal human vision, innovative techniques opened the prospect of in-situ pathology. Endoscopic ultrasound has made incredible progress in recent years. Reaching the smaller orifices by endoscopy was a major step forward in the surveillance of previously inaccessible lesions. Investigatory techniques were complemented by advances in therapy, with novel applications in many major areas of medicine. BT - Endoscopy SP - Ch. 2 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.81909 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.81909 SN - 978-1-78985-126-7 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2020-01-10 ER -