The most advanced lung navigation system is now available in Tampa Bay
It’s called Veran Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy (ENB), and Pulmonary & Sleep of Tampa Bay is the only medical group in the area that offers it.
ENB now replaces high-risk procedures such as:
- CT-guided needle biopsies
- Surgical biopsies
- Mediastinoscopy
With ENB, we can now:
- Reach previously in accessible regions of the lungs
- Locate lesions and nodules for immediate diagnostic testing
ENB dramatically improves diagnosis and treatment of early-stage cancer
- A special guide catheter is used to capture a 3-D, electromagnetic map of the lungs
- With this computer-generated image, surgeons guide steerable catheters down visual pathways to locate even the smallest lesions
- Once located, they can perform a quick biopsy of the lesion
- Procedure is painless and time efficient, benefits that until now have eluded lung cancer patients
Our professional, caring team is committed to:
- Providing the breakthrough technology of Veran ENB
- The hope for survival it brings to lung cancer patients, their family and the cancer community at large
- Eliminating the long, stressful wait-and-see approach typically following a CT scan
ENB is beneficial for:
- Physician-referred and self-referred patients
- Primary Care Physicians
- Radiology clinics
- Oncology professionals
Our patients include:
- Smokers
- People exposed to secondhand smoke
- Patients with a family history of lung disease
- Patients with worrisome symptoms such as a persistent cough that worsens
- Patients with shortness of breath, frequent lung infections, who cough up blood or experience sudden weight loss and fatigue.
Treatment for lung cancer can include:
- Surgery
- Radiation Therapy
- Chemotherapy
- Targeted Therapy