This book explores the non-interventional aspects of interventional pulmonology, focusing on diseases of the central airways. As the field of bronchology and interventional pulmonology expands, newer conditions involving the central airways are being recognized with increasing frequency. Current literature has mainly focused on technical aspects of the subspecialty, but this book illuminates what else interventional pulmonology has to offer the pulmonologist, including diagnosis and alternate therapeutic options. Diseases of the Central Airways: A Clinical Guide presents techniques for the diagnoses, management and treatment of patients with intriguing central airway conditions such as: black bronchoscopy, tracheobronchomalacia, endobronchial tuberculosis, and tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica. In-depth chapters are written by international experts and are up-to-date and comprehensive reviews. This important new book will contribute significantly to the welfare of patients with lung ailments of the central airways.

Written by skilled specialists in the field of interventional pulmonology, the new Second Edition thoroughly explores the latest advancements, newest therapies, and diagnostic techniques in interventional pulmonary medicine. Using guidelines to ensure maximum quality and efficiency in patient care, this concise text is a must-have resource for all pulmonologists and critical care specialists. Key features: Covers the latest applications of bronchoscopic therapy for benign conditions (such as COPD and asthma), including endobronchial valves, airway bypass, chemical applications, and thermoplasty Includes diagnostic techniques for airway cancer and peripheral lesions: fluorescence, narrow band, and navigational bronchoscopy, OCT, confocal and raman microscopy, and peripheral EBUS Features new bronchoscopic instrumentation, including the Ultra Thin Scope and Therapeutic Scope, and biopsy measuring and foreign body devices

Written by skilled specialists in the field of interventional pulmonology, the new Second Edition thoroughly explores the latest advancements, newest therapies, and diagnostic techniques in interventional pulmonary medicine. Using guidelines to ensure maximum quality and efficiency in patient care, this concise text is a must-have resource for all pulmonologists and critical care specialists. Key features: Covers the latest applications of bronchoscopic therapy for benign conditions (such as COPD and asthma), including endobronchial valves, airway bypass, chemical applications, and thermoplasty Includes diagnostic techniques for airway cancer and peripheral lesions: fluorescence, narrow band, and navigational bronchoscopy, OCT, confocal and raman microscopy, and peripheral EBUS Features new bronchoscopic instrumentation, including the Ultra Thin Scope and Therapeutic Scope, and biopsy measuring and foreign body devices

This book explores the non-interventional aspects of interventional pulmonology, focusing on diseases of the central airways. As the field of bronchology and interventional pulmonology expands, newer conditions involving the central airways are being recognized with increasing frequency. Current literature has mainly focused on technical aspects of the subspecialty, but this book illuminates what else interventional pulmonology has to offer the pulmonologist, including diagnosis and alternate therapeutic options. Diseases of the Central Airways: A Clinical Guide presents techniques for the diagnoses, management and treatment of patients with intriguing central airway conditions such as: black bronchoscopy, tracheobronchomalacia, endobronchial tuberculosis, and tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica. In-depth chapters are written by international experts and are up-to-date and comprehensive reviews. This important new book will contribute significantly to the welfare of patients with lung ailments of the central airways.

This book provides an unbiased and evidence-based guide to the potential role of interventional pulmonology as an alternative to thoracic surgery. Interventional pulmonology is a new and quickly growing sub-specialty in pulmonary medicine and increasingly more pulmonologists are turning to interventional therapies over the more costly and invasive surgical options. The text thoroughly presents detailed coverage of and diagnostic methods for many diseases and conditions that pulmonologists encounter daily, including: diffuse lung infiltrates, solitary lung nodule, undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion, pneumothorax, hemoptysis, and airway foreign body. Experts then detail treatment options, from both a surgical and interventional perspective, with guidance on: when each procedure is most appropriate, what can be performed by a pulmonologist (with guidelines on how those procedures are done) versus what needs to be referred to a thoracic surgeon or an intervention pulmonologist, and the benefits and disadvantages involved with each option. This is an ideal guide for pulmonologists, trainees, and students to better understand the full scope of possible treatment options for their patients and to make the best informed decision about patient care.