Helping you breathe easy

Healthy lungs are essential to your overall well-being.

Here at Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center – Fort Worth, we provide specialized, comprehensive lung care and management that can help you take control of your lung health.

The physicians on our staff include pulmonologists who study and treat diseases of the lungs, airway and chest. They also help patients who experience sleep disorders.

Lung conditions treated

Acute and chronic pulmonary embolism

A blockage in one or more blood vessel in the lung by a blood clot, air bubble or other debris.

Pulmonary embolism symptoms include:

  • Shortness of breath
  • Sharp chest pain
  • Rapid heart rate
  • Cough

Lung cancer screening can help detect it before lung cancer symptoms develop

If you are at high risk, a lung cancer screening can reduce the likelihood of developing lung cancer.

Call our lung cancer patient navigator at 817.698.8479 with questions about lung cancer screening in Fort Worth or for help navigating the system.

Learn more about lung screening

Services and treatment options

The healthcare professionals on staff at Baylor Scott & White – Fort Worth use the latest technology and procedures to diagnose and treat lung conditions.

Bronchoscopy

A bronchoscopy is a test during which a physician examines the patient's airways by inserting a camera called a bronchoscope into the patients lungs. This camera transmits an image of the throat, larynx, trachea and lungs to the physician.

Navigational bronchoscopy for minimally invasive diagnosis and treatment of lung diseases

Baylor Scott & White – Fort Worth is one of the few hospitals in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex that offers a minimally invasive treatment for emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

This procedure uses a technique called navigational bronchoscopy, in which a thin, flexible tube equipped with a light and a small camera is inserted into the lungs through the patient's nose or mouth.

The bronchoscope helps doctors position small valves that prevent air from becoming trapped in the diseased part of the lung. This allows more air to circulate in the healthy lung tissue, and helps patients breathe better. Patients also report that they're less fatigued, can exercise more, and are in overall better health.

Contact us to find out if you or your loved one is a good candidate for pulmonary valves.

Minimally invasive lung biopsy

Baylor Scott & White – Fort Worth offers advanced lung biopsy that delivers a diagnosis more accurate than one obtained with imaging alone.

The minimally invasive procedure, which targets difficult-to-reach areas of the lung, is done in an outpatient setting.

Most patients report experiencing less pain and fewer complications than those who had needle biopsies.

This procedure is performed by a trained interventional pulmonologist and all biopsies are examined by expert pathologists.

Navigational lung biopsies can be used to examine:

  • Lung nodules
  • Tissues or masses
  • Suspicious lymph nodes
  • Infectious
  • Other lung abnormalities

Advanced Lung Disease Center

Our specialized lung care center offers diagnostic and treatment options to manage and treat acute and chronic respiratory and pulmonary disorders.

Learn more about the center

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If you find yourself asking, “How do I know if I need a lung cancer screening?” our experience nurse navigators are here to help guide you through your healthcare journey. Tell us a little bit about where you are in your journey and get the answers you need.