Management Principles of Nonmalignant Airway Obstruction

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Type of stenosis Pathology Intraluminal Inflammatory: Wegener’s granulomatosis (systemic) Sarcoidosis Relapsing polychondritis (with malacia) Infections: endobronchial tuberculosis Aspergillosis Papillomatosis Hamartoma Hemangioma Tracheopathia osteoplastica Amyloidosis Pseudotumor Granulation tissue/granuloma Broncholith Foreign body…

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Endobronchial Silicone Stents for Airway Management

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Fig. 29.1 The original Dumon stent (Tracheobronxane ®, Novatech, La Ciotat, France) Available Silicone Stents Dumon Stent Many silicone stents are commercially available, although the Dumon stent (Tracheobronxane®, Novatech, La…

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Pleural Anatomy and Fluid Analysis

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Fig. 53.1 Thoracoscopic view of the pleural cavity, looking toward the apex of the lung, showing the lung covered by visceral pleura (at bottom of the image) and the parietal…

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Optical Coherence Tomography

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Fig. 23.1 Spatial information or distance (z) is determined from the time delay of reflected light (T) and the speed of light (v) according to the formula z  =  ∆T…

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Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction

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Fig. 49.1 Example of a one-way implantable valve (zephyr). The design allows for air and mucous to escape through the valve. The device is placed via a catheter-based system Fig….

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Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions

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Fig. 64.1 Viewing the intrapleural space during medical thoracoscopy Fig. 64.2 Solitary parietal pleural tumor studding in a patient with an exudative pleural effusion of unknown etiology Fig. 64.3 Obtaining…

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Foreign Body Removal

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Organic Nuts (peanuts, almonds, walnut, pistachio, etc.) Seeds (watermelon, sunflower, chickpea) Fruits (apple, tangerine, peach) Coffee beans Dried cereals Popcorn Candy Rhubarb White cedar Metallic inorganic Pins Hypodermic needles Bullet…

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Small-Bore Drains and Indwelling Catheters

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Fig. 58.1 Small-bore chest catheters of different sizes Fig. 58.2 Pigtail catheter Image Guidance Imaging of the pleural space is a vital part of pleural intervention. It gives an initial…

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Transtracheal Oxygen Catheter Placement and Management

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Correction of hypoxemia unresponsive (refractory) to nasal oxygen Reduced hematocrit Reduced cor pulmonale Decreased pulmonary vascular resistance Improved room air A-aDO2 Reduced inspired minute volume Decreased tidal volume Decreased dead…

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