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.

List of Contributors ixPreface xiiiAbout the Companion Website xv1 A Short History of Flexible Bronchoscopy: From Fiberoptics to Robotics 1Heinrich D. Becker2 Professor Ikeda's Genius: The Flexible Bronchoscope and Flexible Bronchoscopy Training 21Jason Akulian and David Feller-Kopman3 Applied Anatomy of the Airways 27Mani S. Kavuru, Atul C. Mehta, and J. Francis Turner, Jr.4 Infection Control and Radiation Safety in the Bronchoscopy Suite 35Prasoon Jain, Sarah Hadique, and Atul C. Mehta5 Anesthetic Management for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Bronchoscopy 63Blake A. Moore, J. Francis Turner, Jr., and Ko-Pen Wang6 Indications and Contraindications in Flexible Bronchoscopy 81Robert F. Browning Jr., J. Francis Turner, Jr., and Ko-Pen Wang7 Radial-Probe Ultrasonography in Flexible Bronchoscopy 103Noriaki Kurimoto, Takeshi Isobe, Takeo Inoue, and Teruomi Miyazawa8 Convex-Probe Ultrasonography in Flexible Bronchoscopy 111Andrew Pattison and Kazuhiro Yasufuku9 Early Diagnosis of Lung Cancer: Autofluorescence Bronchoscopy, Narrow-Band Imaging, Optical Coherence Tomography, Raman Spectroscopy 127Renelle Myers and Stephen C.T. Lam10 Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy 137Carlos Aravena Leon and Thomas R. Gildea11 Virtual Bronchoscopic Navigation 155Swati Baveja, Wolfgang Hohenforst-Schmidt, J. Francis Turner, Jr., and Ko-Pen Wang12 Indirect Laryngoscopy: Anatomy and Use of the Flexible Bronchoscope 161Eric R. Carlson and Thomas Schlieve13 Bronchoscopy for Airway Lesions: Washing, Brushing, and Endobronchial Biopsy 179Heinrich D. Becker14 Bronchoalveolar Lavage 185Wei Zhang, Yi Huang, and Richard Helmers15 Bronchoscopic Lung Biopsy 207Sean McKay, Robert F. Browning Jr., J. Francis Turner, Jr., and Ko-Pen Wang16 Transbronchial Needle Aspiration for Cytology and Histology Specimens 221Yang Xia, J. Francis Turner, Jr., Atul C. Mehta, and Ko-Pen Wang17 Staging of Bronchogenic Carcinoma: Our Path from 1994 to the Present 251J. Francis Turner, Jr. and Ko-Pen Wang18 The Future of Interventional Pulmonology 263Ala Eddin Sagar and David E. Ost19 Application of Laser, Electrocautery, Argon Plasma Coagulation, and Cryotherapy in Flexible Bronchoscopy 271Danai Khemasuwan and Semra Bilaceroglu20 Flexible Bronchoscopy and the Application of Endobronchial Brachytherapy, Fiducial Placement, Radiofrequency Ablation, and Microwave Ablation 285Michael A. Jantz21 Foreign Body Aspiration and Flexible Bronchoscopy 319Erik E. Folch, Alexander S. Rabin, and Atul C. Mehta22 The Role of Bronchoscopy in Hemoptysis 333Guo-wu Zhou, Hai-dong Huang, Chong Bai, and Sunit R. Patel23 Endobronchial Stents 351Septimiu D. Murgu, Jonathan S. Kurman, J. Francis Turner, Jr., Atul C. Mehta, and Ko-Pen Wang24 Balloon Bronchoplasty 379Ben Bevill, Luca Paoletti, and Nicholas J. Pastis Jr.25 Rigid Bronchoscopy 387J. Francis Turner, Jr. and Ko-Pen Wang26 Pediatric Flexible Bronchoscopy 397Xicheng Liu, Chen Meng, Jing Ma, and Shunying Zhao27 Bronchoscopy in the Intensive Care Unit 411Ali Sadoughi and Alexander Chen28 Bronchial Thermoplasty Management of Asthma 421Ara A. Chrissian, Samir Makani, and Michael J. Simoff29 Endoscopic Management of Emphysema 433Stefano Gasparini and Martina Bonifazi30 Endoscopic Management of Bronchopleural Fistulas 445Ming-yao Ke, Hai-dong Huang, and J. Francis Turner, Jr.31 Clinical Management of Benign Airway Stenosis and Tracheobronchomalacia 455Qiang Li and Yang XiaIndex 471