Benign Airways Stenosis
Fig. 12.1 Postracheostomy tracheal stenosis Percutaneous tracheostomy is a procedure that is increasingly indicated in the critically ill patient, and it is associated to the development of tracheal stenosis as…
History of Bronchoscopy: The Evolution of Interventional Pulmonology
Fig. 39.1 Gustav Killian—the father of bronchoscopy Fig. 39.2 Gustav Killian performing bronchoscopy A direct ocular mechanism consisting of an illumination and suction tubing attached to a rigid bronchoscope was…
Rigid Bronchoscopy
Fig. 4.1 Dr. JF Dumon Fig. 4.2 Dumon’s rigid bronchoscope The head of the rigid bronchoscope can be adapted to the desired tube, according to the different needs (Figs. 4.3…
Overview of the Spectrum of Chest Tubes with Focus on the Tunneled Pleural Catheter: Disease-Specific Selection
Complication No. % Unsuccessful insertion 10 4 Symptomatic loculation 21 8.4 Asymptomatic loculation 10 4 Empyema 8 3.2 PTX, SQ Air/BPF 6 2.4 Cellulitis 4 1.6 Recurred fluid 4 1.6…
Electromagnetic Navigation: A Review
Fig. 17.1 Electromagnetic location board placed at the cephalic end of the bronchoscopy table A retractable microsensor probe is mounted on the tip of a flexible cable locatable guide (LG)…
Hemoptysis, Endoscopic Management
Inflammatory diseases: bronchiectasis and chronic bronchitis Neoplasms: bronchogenic carcinoma, carcinoid tumor, endobronchial metastases Bronchovascular fistula: thoracic aortic aneurysms Foreign bodies, trauma Dieulafoy disease of the bronchi (presence of an abnormal…
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…
