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CHAPTER 37 Diagnostic Thoracic Surgical Procedures: Thoracoscopy, VATS, and Thoracotomy Robert E. Merritt INTRODUCTION Thoracoscopy, video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS), and thoracotomy are well-established surgical techniques used by thoracic surgeons to…
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (Mycosis) and Severe Asthma with Fungal Sensitivity
CHAPTER 48 Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (Mycosis) and Severe Asthma with Fungal Sensitivity Geoffrey L. Chupp INTRODUCTION Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is an idiopathic inflammatory disease of the lung, characterized by…
Personalized Pulmonary Medicine
CHAPTER 9 Personalized Pulmonary Medicine Benjamin A. RabyKelan G. Tantisira INTRODUCTION Since the first draft sequences of the human genome were completed in 2001,1,2 medical research has increasingly focused on…
