Main description:

This unique and comprehensive atlas by an expert practioner provides an innovative pictorial guide to flexible bronchoscopy, one of the most exciting and challenging procedures in respiratory medicine today.

Includes the very latest procedures and techniques
Comprehensive coverage, guides you through the range of anatomical and pathological possibilities
A step-by-step guide to the use of bronchoscopic techniques, interpretation of images and differential diagnoses
Integrates naked eye, bronchoscopic and radiological anatomy to give you a thorough understanding of the procedure
Numerous full colour illustrations and sound practical advice make this a key text for learning and refining your technique

The book will be invaluable to those training in respiratory medicine, plus also specialist respiratory nurses and practising pulmonologists who wish to expand their practice and knowledge of the technique.

Contents:

Introduction. Bronchopulmonary segments. Normal anatomy (anterior approach). Normal anatomy (posterior approach). Vascular relationships and lymph node stations. Transbronchial fine-needle aspiration (anterior approach). Transbronchial fine-needle aspiration (posterior approach). Endobronchial ultrasound bronchoscopy. Pathology. Fluorescence-based imaging. Electromagnetic navigation. Intubation and management of airway haemorrhage. Endobronchial tumour debulking. Stents. Bronchoscopic treatment for emphysema and asthma: bronchoscopic lung volume reduction.