Flexible Bronchoscopy

In this fourth edition of the popular Flexible Bronchoscopy, which has been revised and updated throughout, the world's leading specialists discuss the technical and procedural aspects of performing diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy. Four new chapters have been added, taking into account new developments in EBUS and electromagnetic navigation.

Table of Contents:
List of Contributors ix Preface xiii About the Companion Website xv 1 A Short History of Flexible Bronchoscopy: From Fiberoptics to Robotics 1 Heinrich D. Becker 2 Professor Ikeda’s Genius: The Flexible Bronchoscope and Flexible Bronchoscopy Training 21 Jason Akulian and David Feller-Kopman 3 Applied Anatomy of the Airways 27 Mani S. Kavuru, Atul C. Mehta, and J. Francis Turner, Jr. 4 Infection Control and Radiation Safety in the Bronchoscopy Suite 35 Prasoon Jain, Sarah Hadique, and Atul C. Mehta 5 Anesthetic Management for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Bronchoscopy 63 Blake A. Moore, J. Francis Turner, Jr., and Ko-Pen Wang 6 Indications and Contraindications in Flexible Bronchoscopy 81 Robert F. Browning Jr., J. Francis Turner, Jr., and Ko-Pen Wang 7 Radial-Probe Ultrasonography in Flexible Bronchoscopy 103 Noriaki Kurimoto, Takeshi Isobe, Takeo Inoue, and Teruomi Miyazawa 8 Convex-Probe Ultrasonography in Flexible Bronchoscopy 111 Andrew Pattison and Kazuhiro Yasufuku 9 Early Diagnosis of Lung Cancer: Autofluorescence Bronchoscopy, Narrow-Band Imaging, Optical Coherence Tomography, Raman Spectroscopy 127 Renelle Myers and Stephen C.T. Lam 10 Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy 137 Carlos Aravena Leon and Thomas R. Gildea 11 Virtual Bronchoscopic Navigation 155 Swati Baveja, Wolfgang Hohenforst-Schmidt, J. Francis Turner, Jr., and Ko-Pen Wang 12 Indirect Laryngoscopy: Anatomy and Use of the Flexible Bronchoscope 161 Eric R. Carlson and Thomas Schlieve 13 Bronchoscopy for Airway Lesions: Washing, Brushing, and Endobronchial Biopsy 179 Heinrich D. Becker 14 Bronchoalveolar Lavage 185 Wei Zhang, Yi Huang, and Richard Helmers 15 Bronchoscopic Lung Biopsy 207 Sean McKay, Robert F. Browning Jr., J. Francis Turner, Jr., and Ko-Pen Wang 16 Transbronchial Needle Aspiration for Cytology and Histology Specimens 221 Yang Xia, J. Francis Turner, Jr., Atul C. Mehta, and Ko-Pen Wang 17 Staging of Bronchogenic Carcinoma: Our Path from 1994 to the Present 251 J. Francis Turner, Jr. and Ko-Pen Wang 18 The Future of Interventional Pulmonology 263 Ala Eddin Sagar and David E. Ost 19 Application of Laser, Electrocautery, Argon Plasma Coagulation, and Cryotherapy in Flexible Bronchoscopy 271 Danai Khemasuwan and Semra Bilaceroglu 20 Flexible Bronchoscopy and the Application of Endobronchial Brachytherapy, Fiducial Placement, Radiofrequency Ablation, and Microwave Ablation 285 Michael A. Jantz 21 Foreign Body Aspiration and Flexible Bronchoscopy 319 Erik E. Folch, Alexander S. Rabin, and Atul C. Mehta 22 The Role of Bronchoscopy in Hemoptysis 333 Guo-wu Zhou, Hai-dong Huang, Chong Bai, and Sunit R. Patel 23 Endobronchial Stents 351 Septimiu D. Murgu, Jonathan S. Kurman, J. Francis Turner, Jr., Atul C. Mehta, and Ko-Pen Wang 24 Balloon Bronchoplasty 379 Ben Bevill, Luca Paoletti, and Nicholas J. Pastis Jr. 25 Rigid Bronchoscopy 387 J. Francis Turner, Jr. and Ko-Pen Wang 26 Pediatric Flexible Bronchoscopy 397 Xicheng Liu, Chen Meng, Jing Ma, and Shunying Zhao 27 Bronchoscopy in the Intensive Care Unit 411 Ali Sadoughi and Alexander Chen 28 Bronchial Thermoplasty Management of Asthma 421 Ara A. Chrissian, Samir Makani, and Michael J. Simoff 29 Endoscopic Management of Emphysema 433 Stefano Gasparini and Martina Bonifazi 30 Endoscopic Management of Bronchopleural Fistulas 445 Ming-yao Ke, Hai-dong Huang, and J. Francis Turner, Jr. 31 Clinical Management of Benign Airway Stenosis and Tracheobronchomalacia 455 Qiang Li and Yang Xia Index 471