As the title of our textbook implies, the field of interventional pulmonology has expanded beyond just managing malignant diseases of the trachea and mainstem bronchi to the diagnosis and management of diseases of the entire thorax.We felt that the title of the text, ‘Thoracic Endoscopy’ more completely encompasses the expansiveness of the field of interventional pulmonology, which we continue to practice and hope to continue to expand.
From the inception of the practice of interventional pulmonology, there has been enthusiasm for the practice of therapeutic procedures; from the initial use of lasers and the ‘rediscovery’ of the rigid bronchoscope to electromagnetic guided bronchoscopy and endobronchial lung volume reduction.
As the field grows, the breadth and depth of our contribution to the diagnosis and management of diseases of the chest will also continue to grow. In regard to chest malignancies, the further advancements of endobronchial ultrasound, autofluorescence and optical coherence tomography as well as external navigational techniques will provide for amore comprehensive diagnostic armamentarium to identify and stage diseases. With advances in laser, electrosurgical and the evolution of tracheobronchial stenting, interventional pulmonology can treat endobronchial disease better than before. With advancements in medical thoracoscopic procedures, we have expanded our expertise to diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of the pleural space.
Benign tracheobronchial diseases are now a regular part of the interventionalist’s realm, for both diagnosis as well as treatment. This not only includes diseases of the large airways such as tracheal stenosis or tracheobronchomalacia, but also diseases of the small airways – emphysema and asthma. Advancements in percutaneous tracheostomy and other related procedures have served to expand the diversity of our contribution to management of the critically ill patient.
Interventional pulmonology will only continue to grow as a specialty, particularly as the field incorporates advances in nanotechnology and molecular medicine. The technologies that exist on the horizon are exciting and awesome. This textbook is merely an outline to the myriad of possibilities available to the inventive and far-reaching mind of the advanced chest endoscopist.
Contents
Part I Advances in diagnostic bronchology
1 Autofluorescence in the detection of lung cancer, 3
2 New technologies for the endobronchial assessment of the pulmonary tract, 21
3 Endobronchial ultrasound, 33
4 Advances in diagnostic bronchoscopy: virtual bronchoscopy and advanced airway imaging, 44
5 Medical simulation: current uses and future applications, 76
6 Bronchoscopy and computer technology, 88
Part II Advances in therapeutic bronchology
7 Rigid bronchoscopy, 121
8 Fire and ice: laser bronchoscopy, electrocautery and cryotherapy, 134
9 Photodynamic therapy for endobronchial tumors: palliation and definitive therapy, 155
10 Stenting of the tracheobronchial tree, 167
11 Transtracheal oxygen and percutaneous tracheotomy, 173
12 Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction, 188
13 Endobronchial gene therapy, 198
Part III Interventional pleurology
14 Thoracentesis, percutaneous needle biopsy of pleura, small-bore catheter drainage: does size really matter? 213
15 Medical thoracoscopy, 224
16 Photodynamic therapy in the pleural space, 242
17 Intrapleural therapy: from BCG to therapeutic genes, 251
Part IV Case discussions
18 Management of patients at increased risk for lung cancer, 271
19 Staging of bronchogenic carcinoma: an interventional pulmonary
20 Management of malignant pleural effusions, 298
21 Management of spontaneous pneumothorax, 310
22 Obstruction of the central airways: evaluation and management, 323
23 Management of massive hemoptysis, 330
24 Management of tracheobronchomalacia, 344
Index, 353
About the Editor
Product Details
From the inception of the practice of interventional pulmonology, there has been enthusiasm for the practice of therapeutic procedures; from the initial use of lasers and the ‘rediscovery’ of the rigid bronchoscope to electromagnetic guided bronchoscopy and endobronchial lung volume reduction.
As the field grows, the breadth and depth of our contribution to the diagnosis and management of diseases of the chest will also continue to grow. In regard to chest malignancies, the further advancements of endobronchial ultrasound, autofluorescence and optical coherence tomography as well as external navigational techniques will provide for amore comprehensive diagnostic armamentarium to identify and stage diseases. With advances in laser, electrosurgical and the evolution of tracheobronchial stenting, interventional pulmonology can treat endobronchial disease better than before. With advancements in medical thoracoscopic procedures, we have expanded our expertise to diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of the pleural space.
Benign tracheobronchial diseases are now a regular part of the interventionalist’s realm, for both diagnosis as well as treatment. This not only includes diseases of the large airways such as tracheal stenosis or tracheobronchomalacia, but also diseases of the small airways – emphysema and asthma. Advancements in percutaneous tracheostomy and other related procedures have served to expand the diversity of our contribution to management of the critically ill patient.
Interventional pulmonology will only continue to grow as a specialty, particularly as the field incorporates advances in nanotechnology and molecular medicine. The technologies that exist on the horizon are exciting and awesome. This textbook is merely an outline to the myriad of possibilities available to the inventive and far-reaching mind of the advanced chest endoscopist.
Part I Advances in diagnostic bronchology
1 Autofluorescence in the detection of lung cancer, 3
2 New technologies for the endobronchial assessment of the pulmonary tract, 21
3 Endobronchial ultrasound, 33
4 Advances in diagnostic bronchoscopy: virtual bronchoscopy and advanced airway imaging, 44
5 Medical simulation: current uses and future applications, 76
6 Bronchoscopy and computer technology, 88
Part II Advances in therapeutic bronchology
7 Rigid bronchoscopy, 121
8 Fire and ice: laser bronchoscopy, electrocautery and cryotherapy, 134
9 Photodynamic therapy for endobronchial tumors: palliation and definitive therapy, 155
10 Stenting of the tracheobronchial tree, 167
11 Transtracheal oxygen and percutaneous tracheotomy, 173
12 Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction, 188
13 Endobronchial gene therapy, 198
Part III Interventional pleurology
14 Thoracentesis, percutaneous needle biopsy of pleura, small-bore catheter drainage: does size really matter? 213
15 Medical thoracoscopy, 224
16 Photodynamic therapy in the pleural space, 242
17 Intrapleural therapy: from BCG to therapeutic genes, 251
Part IV Case discussions
18 Management of patients at increased risk for lung cancer, 271
19 Staging of bronchogenic carcinoma: an interventional pulmonary
20 Management of malignant pleural effusions, 298
21 Management of spontaneous pneumothorax, 310
22 Obstruction of the central airways: evaluation and management, 323
23 Management of massive hemoptysis, 330
24 Management of tracheobronchomalacia, 344
Index, 353
About the Editor
- Michael J. Simoff, MD, Director, Bronchoscopy & Interventional Pulmonology, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Henry Ford Medical Center, Detroit,Michigan.
- Daniel H. Sterman, MD, Director, Interventional Pulmonology, Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Division, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Armin Ernst, MD, Assistant Professor in Medicine & Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Product Details
- Hardcover: 376 pages
- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (September 18, 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1405122048
- ISBN-13: 978-1405122047
- Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.2 x 1 inches