Tracheobronchial Anatomy
Fig. 1.1 Anterior view of the dissected trachea. Note the tracheal bifurcation angle of 60°, (1) anterior view: trachea and tracheal cartilage. (2) Tracheobronchial bifurcation. (3) Membranous pars or tracheal…
Endoscopic Methods for Lung Volume Reduction
Fig. 31.1 CT reconstruction of a patient with upper lobe predominant emphysema (Diseased lung is represented in blue). This patient with an FEV1 of 0.73 L (24% of predicted) was…
Flexible Bronchoscopy
Fig. 2.1 Dr. Shigeto Ikeda, surgeon at the National Cancer Center, Japan, 1977 (Photography: Burt Glinn Magnum Photos) The first commercially available flexible bronchoscope was manufactured by Machida in 1968…
Medical Thoracoscopy
Fig. 29.1 (a) Equipment for pleural biopsy with Abrams needle. (b) Equipment needed for medical thoracoscopy and talc poudrage (plus video and light source) One or Two Ports of Entry…
Endobronchial Prostheses
Fig. 13.1 Classification of central airway obstruction based on qualitative and quantitative criteria. Dynamic features refer to the phase of respiration during which there is flow limitation. In a fixed…
Endobronchial Brachytherapy
Fig. 10.1 Insertion under fluoroscopy guidance Fig. 10.2 Monitor view Fig. 10.3 Fluoroscopy before introducing the applicator Fig. 10.4 Fluoroscopy with applicator in position Fig. 10.5 Catheter 5F with dummy…
Ultrathin Bronchoscopy: Indications and Technique
Fig. 3.1 Comparison of different bronchoscopes: 2.8, 4.9, and 6.0 mm external diameter In this chapter we will review the technique and applications of the ultrathin bronchoscope. History and Historical…
Lung Cancer Staging Methods: A Practical Approach
Group Description Definition (by chest CT scan) A Mediastinal infiltration Tumor mass within the mediastinum such that discrete lymph nodes cannot be distinguished or measured B Enlarged discrete mediastinal nodes…
Mediastinoscopy, Its Variants and Transcervical Mediastinal Lymphadenectomy
Fig. 24.1 Basic instruments set: (a1) biopsy forceps with oval jaws, size 8 mm × 16 mm. (a2) Biopsy forceps with spherical jaws, size 5 mm. (b) Dissection-suction-coagulation cannula. (c) Glass tube connected…
Optical Coherence Tomography: A Review
Modality NLST PanCan Diagnosticmethod (%) Positiverate (%) Diagnosticmethod (%) Positiverate (%) Bronchoscopy 34 55.5 20 55.6 CT-FNA/core 19 66.5 38 81.1 Surgery 47 73.9 42 77.6 CT computed tomography, FNA…
