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Bullous and Bleb Diseases of the Lung Talat Chughtai Emilie Perron Mathieu Simon Jean Deslauriers Bullae were defined at the 1959 Ciba Symposium as emphysematous spaces larger than 1 cm…

Chronic Pulmonary Emboli Patricia A. Thistlethwaite Michael Madani Stuart W. Jamieson Over the past decade, considerable progress has been made in understanding the etiology, prevalence, natural history, and therapeutic approaches…

Congenital Vascular Lesions of the Lungs Michael J. Liptay Edward Hong The incidence of congenital vascular malformations of the lung is low despite the complex embryologic derivation of the pulmonary…

Pulmonary Complications of Cystic Fibrosis Kristy Phillips David R. Jones Christine L. Lau Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive inherited disease caused by mutations in a single gene that…

Congenital Lesions of the Lung Marleta Reynolds Most congenital lesions of the lung are recognized when respiratory symptoms develop in the newborn or infant. An increasing number are being diagnosed…

Compression of the Trachea by Vascular Rings Carl L. Backer The phrase vascular ring refers to a group of congenital vascular anomalies of the aortic arch complex that form an…

Benign and Malignant Tumors of the Trachea L. Penfield Faber William H. Warren Despite their histologic similarity to tumors of the mainstem bronchus and lung, tumors of the trachea are…

Management of Nonneoplastic Diseases of the Trachea Robert E. Merritt Douglas J. Mathisen A wide spectrum of benign conditions that affect the trachea are described under the general headings of…

Surgical Anatomy of the Trachea and Techniques of Resection and Reconstruction Moishe Liberman Douglas J. Mathisen This chapter is a revision, adaptation, and update on the original chapter written by…

Tracheostomy Joseph LoCicero III Traditionally, tracheostomy was an operation at once lifesaving and dangerous to perform. It was among one of the first operations done in antiquity, and references to…