Bronchial Thermoplasty
Inclusion criteria • Males or females age 18 or greater • Patient has asthma and remains uncontrolled despite using regular maintenance medication for past 12 months that includes: • Inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) at…
Endobronchial Ultrasound: Clinical Applications
Diagnostic evaluation of endobronchial lesions Guiding therapy of endobronchial lesions or lesions adjacent to the bronchi Diagnostic evaluation of pulmonary parenchymal nodules Staging of non-small cell lung cancer Diagnosis of…
Reopening the Airway: Fast Methods
Fig. 8.1 (a–d) Extrinsic/intrinsic stenosis before and after treatment Management of critical central airway obstruction requires initial stabilization of the patient with secure access to the airways to permit ventilation….
Bronchoscopy Education: New Insights
• Various learning and teaching modalities are and can be complementary • Didactic lectures can be conveniently accessed off-site though the use of the Internet • Well-edited videos can replace watching cases performed…
Lung Cancer Epidemiologic Changes: Implications in Diagnosis and Therapy
Fig. 20.1 Ten leading cancer types for the estimated new cancer cases and deaths by sex, United States, 2016. Estimates are rounded to the nearest 10 and cases exclude basal…
Interventional Pulmonology in the Intensive Care Unit
Location Types Larynx Supraglottic Glottic, anterior or posterior Subglottic Trachea From carina to vocal cords Bronchi Only important if it affects both main stem bronchi CAO can develop gradually (i.e.,…
TBNA in the Endobronchial Ultrasound Era
Introduction The last decades have witnessed a huge revolution of interventional pulmonology’s role in diagnostic work-up and management of thoracic diseases. The advent of transbronchial aspiration techniques represents one of…
Pleural Anatomy: a Pathological and Surgical Perspective
Fig. 28.1 Pleural endoscopic images. INF inferior, 4R right paratracheal lymph node region according to Naruke’s classification , SVC superior vena cava, LUL left upper lobe, LLL left lower lobe….
Diagnostic of Lung Cancer: Confocal Bronchoscopy
Fig. 15.1 Fluorescein/488 nm in vivo CLE imaging of the proximal bronchus, Pentax prototype. Modified from Musani et al. J Bronchol Intervent Pulmonol, 2010 The second commercially available confocal endomicroscopy…
Personalized Lung Cancer Treatment: A Teamwork
Fig. 21.1 Decision making algorithm for small samples Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Gene Mutations as a Biomarker The EGFR is a 170-kDa plasma membrane glycoprotein composed by an extracellular region,…
