Thoracic endoscopy : advances in interventional pulmonology / edited by Michael J. Simoff, Daniel H. Sterman, Armin Ernst.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Simoff, Michael J.

Sterman, Daniel H.

Ernst, Armin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chest--Endoscopic surgery.

Chest.

Surgery.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (378 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Malden, Mass. ; Oxford : Blackwell/Futura, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Written by some of the world's leading practitioners - and pioneers - in the field, Thoracic Endoscopy is the first up-to-the-minute, expert reference for clinicians with a solid foundation in diagnostic bronchoscopy and chest medicine needing to extend their clinical expertise in response to two decades of rapid development. Thoracic Endoscopy covers four key areas of practice:advanced diagnostic bronchoscopythe latest techniques for interventional bronchoscopy - including the traditional rigid bronchoscopy techniques, ablative ins

Contents:

Thoracic Endoscopy: Advances in Interventional Pulmonology; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Part I Advances in diagnostic bronchology; 1 Autofluorescence in the detection of lung cancer; 2 New technologies for the endobronchial assessment of the pulmonary tract; 3 Endobronchial ultrasound; 4 Advances in diagnostic bronchoscopy: virtual bronchoscopy and advanced airway imaging; 5 Medical simulation: current uses and future applications; 6 Bronchoscopy and computer technology; Part II Advances in therapeutic bronchology; 7 Rigid bronchoscopy

8 Fire and ice: laser bronchoscopy, electrocautery and cryotherapy9 Photodynamic therapy for endobronchial tumors: palliation and definitive therapy; 10 Stenting of the tracheobronchial tree; 11 Transtracheal oxygen and percutaneous tracheotomy; 12 Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction; 13 Endobronchial gene therapy; Part III Interventional pleurology; 14 Thoracentesis, percutaneous needle biopsy of pleura, small-bore catheter drainage: does size really matter?; 15 Medical thoracoscopy; 16 Photodynamic therapy in the pleural space; 17 Intrapleural therapy: from BCG to therapeutic genes

Part IV Case discussions18 Management of patients at increased risk for lung cancer; 19 Staging of bronchogenic carcinoma: an interventional pulmonary perspective; 20 Management of malignant pleural effusions; 21 Management of spontaneous pneumothorax; 22 Obstruction of the central airways: evaluation and management; 23 Management of massive hemoptysis; 24 Management of tracheobronchomalacia; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9786611320553

9781281320551

1281320552

9780470755969

0470755962

9780470755273

047075527X

OCLC:

476172947