FLEXIBLE BRONCHOSCOPY. 4TH EDITION

1 A Short History of Flexible Bronchoscopy
2 Professor Ikeda’s Genius – The Flexible Bronchoscope & Flexible Bronchoscopy Training
3 Applied Anatomy & Physiology of the Airways
4 Infection Control and Radiation Safety in the Bronchoscopy Suite
5 Anesthesia for Bronchoscopy
6 Indications and Contraindications in Flexible Bronchoscopy
7 Radial-Probe Ultrasonography in Flexible Bronchoscopy
8 Linear–Probe Ultrasonography in Flexible Bronchoscopy
9 Early Diagnosis of Lung Cancer: Autofluorescence Bronchoscopy, Narrowband Imaging, Optical Coherence Tomography, Elastography
10 Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy
11 Virtual Bronchoscopic Navigation
12 Indirect Laryngoscopy: Anatomy and Use of the Flexible Bronchoscope
13 Bronchoscopy for Airway Lesions: Washing, Brushing and Endobronchial Biopsy
14 Bronchoalveolar Lavage
15 Bronchoscopic Lung Biopsy
16 Transbronchial needle aspiration for cytology and histology specimens
17 Staging of Bronchogenic Carcinoma: Our Path from 1994 to now.
18 The Future of Interventional Pulmonology
19 Application of Laser, Electrocautery, Argon Plasma Coagulation, Radiofrequency Ablation, and Cryotherapy in Flexible Bronchoscopy
20 Endobronchial Brachytherapy, Placement of Fiducial Markers, Radiofrequency Ablation and Microwave Therapy
21 Foreign Body Removal and Flexible Bronchoscopy
22 The Role of Bronchoscopy in Hemoptysis
23 Endobronchial Stents
24 Balloon Bronchoplasty
25 Rigid Bronchoscopy
26 Pediatric Flexible Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy
27 Bronchoscopy in the Intensive Care Unit
28 Endoscopic Management of Asthma
29 Endoscopic Management of Emphysema
30 Endoscopic Management of Bronchopleural Fistulas
31 ClinicalManagementofBenignAirwayStenosisand Tracheobronchomalacia

In this fourth edition of the popular Flexible Bronchoscopy, which has been revised and updated throughout, the world's leading specialists discuss the technical and procedural aspects of performing diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy. Four new chapters have been added, taking into account new developments in EBUS and electromagnetic navigation.

Authors
• KO-PEN WANG, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
• ATUL C. MEHTA, MD, FACP, FCCP, Professor of Medicine, Buoncore Family Endowed Chair in Lung Transplantation, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Respiratory Institute, Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
• J. FRANCIS TURNER, JR., MD, FACP, FCCP, FCCM, Professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN, USA; National Supercomputing Institute, University of Nevada, NV, USA.