Interventional Pulmonary Medicine

Written by interventional pulmonology specialists, the Second Edition explores the latest advancements, therapies, and diagnostic techniques in interventional pulmonary medicine. Using guidelines to ensure maximum quality and efficiency in patient care, this text is a must-have resource for all pulmonologists and critical care specialists.

New features include:

• the latest applications of bronchoscopic therapy for benign conditions (such as COPD and asthma), including endobronchial valves, airway bypass, chemical applications, and thermoplasty
• diagnostic techniques for airway cancer and peripheral lesions: fluorescence, narrow band, and navigational bronchoscopy, OCT, confocal and raman microscopy, and peripheral EBUS
• silicone, metal, and hybrid airway stents
• advances in endoscopic staging of lung cancer
• new bronchoscopic instrumentation, including the Ultra Thin Scope and Therapeutic Scope, and biopsy measuring and foreign body devices