Flexible Bronchoscopy

With the development of new instruments and the refining of new techniques, flexible bronchoscopy has become one of the most frequently performed invasive procedures in pulmonary medicine. This new edition of Flexible Bronchoscopy is an essential addition to the bronchoscopist's bookshelf. It highlights possible complications, contra-indications and precautions. In addition it addresses all current techniques and future technologies in interventional bronchoscopy. For ease of use Flexible Bronchoscopy is divided into four major sections: * Fundamentals of Bronchoscopy * Diagnostic Bronchoscopy * Therapeutic Bronchoscopy * Special Considerations Flexible Bronchoscopyis an ideal training manual for all respiratory and pulmonary physicians, as well as trainees and residents working in the field of respiratory medicine, who need to develop the skill of interventional bronchoscopy.Table of ContentList of Contributors, vii Preface to the Third Edition, ix Part 1 Fundamentals of Bronchoscopy 1 Bronchoscopy in the New Millennium, 3 Noriaki Kurimoto and Teruomi Miyazawa 2 Infection Control and Radiation Safety in the Bronchoscopy Suite, 6 Prasoon Jain and Atul C. Mehta 3 Examination of the Larynx Through the Flexible Bronchoscope, 32 Navatha Kurugundla, Adnan Majid, Luis F. Riquelme, and Arthur W. Sung 4 Applied Anatomy of the Airways, 46 Mani S. Kavuru, Atul C. Mehta, and J. Francis Turner Jr 5 Anesthesia for Flexible Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy, 53 Mario Gomez and Gerard A. Silvestri 6 Flexible Bronchoscopy Training, 63 Momen M. Wahidi, Navreet Sandhu Sindhwani, Scott L. Shofer, and Ali I. Musani 7 Indications and Contraindications in Flexible Bronchoscopy, 70 Robert F. Browning Jr, J. Francis Turner Jr, and Ko-Pen Wang Part 2 Diagnostic Bronchoscopy 8 Bronchoscopy for Airway Lesions, 95 Heinrich D. Becker 9 Bronchoscopic Lung Biopsy, 117 Rajesh R. Patel and James P. Utz 10 Bronchoalveolar Lavage, 132 Brian Palen and Richard Helmers 11 Transbronchial Needle Aspiration for Cytology and Histology Specimens, 147 Ko-Pen Wang, Atul C. Mehta, and J. Francis Turner Jr 12 The Utilization of Autofl uorescence in Flexible Bronchoscopy, 170 Taichiro Ishizumi and Stephen C. T. Lam 13 Endobronchial Ultrasound, 176 Heinrich D. Becker 14 Application and Limitations of Virtual Bronchoscopic Navigation, 191 Fumihiro Asano Part 3 Therapeutic Bronchoscopy 15 Application of Laser, Electrocautery, Argon Plasma Coagulation, and Cryotherapy in Flexible Bronchoscopy, 201 Praveen N. Mathur 16 Flexible Bronchoscopy and the Application of Endobronchial Brachytherapy, Fiducial Placement, and Radiofrequency Ablation, 212 Michael A. Jantz 17 Foreign Body Aspiration and Flexible Bronchoscopy, 238 Erik Folch and Atul C. Mehta 18 The Role of Bronchoscopy in Hemoptysis, 250 Sunit R. Patel and James K. Stoller 19 Flexible Bronchoscopy and the Use of Stents, 270 Ko-Pen Wang, Atul C. Mehta, and J. Francis Turner Jr 20 Photodynamic Therapy in Lung Cancer, 286 Harubumi Kato, Jitsuo Usuda, and Yasufumi Kato 21 Balloon Bronchoplasty, 294 Sara R. Greenhill and Kevin L. Kovitz Part 4 Special Considerations 22 Rigid Bronchoscopy, 301 J. Francis Turner Jr and Ko-Pen Wang 23 Pediatric Flexible Bronchoscopy for Adult Bronchoscopists, 309 Xicheng Liu, Shunying Zhao, and Peter Mogayzel 24 Bronchoscopy in the Intensive Care Unit, 317 Alex Chen and Marian H. Kollef 25 Bronchial Thermoplasty, 324 Samir Makani and Michael J. Simoff Index, 331Biographical NoteKo-Pen Wang, Interventional Pulmonology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Director Chest Diagnostic Center, Harbor Hospital Center, Associate Professor of Medicine, and Otolaryngology Head and neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland, USA Atul C. Mehta, CMO, Shikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., Staff Physician, Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA J. Francis Turner, Jr., Chief, Interventional Pulmonology & Critical Care Medicine, Nevada Cancer Institute, Professor of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA