Interventional pulmonology. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editor, Ali I. Musani.
• Other Names: Musani, Ali I
• Contents: Cover image; Title page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Editor; Authors; Contents; Preface xiii; Flexible Bronchoscopy 341; Review of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Lymph Node Classification System: Localization of Lymph Node Stations on CT Imaging 353; Lung Cancer Screening: Past, Present and Future 365; Early Lung Cancer: Methods for Detection 373; EBUS-TBNA/Staging of Lung Cancer 385; Newer Modalities in the Work-up of Peripheral Pulmonary Nodules 395; Endobronchial Ablative Therapies 417; Rigid Bronchoscopy 427. Bronchial Thermoplasty: A Novel Therapy for Severe Asthma 437Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction 445; Malignant Pleural Effusions: A Review 459; Bedside Ultrasound for the Interventional Pulmonologist 473; Medical Pleuroscopy 487; Intracavitary Therapeutics for Pleural Malignancies 501; Percutaneous Dilational Tracheostomy 515; Tracheobronchomalacia and Excessive Dynamic Airway Collapse 527; Tracheobronchial Stenosis: Causes and Advances in Management 557; Pediatric Interventional Bronchoscopy 569; The Business of Interventional Pulmonology 583. Quality-of-life Improvement and Cost-effectiveness of Interventional Pulmonary Procedures 593Advances and Future Directions in Interventional Pulmonology 605; Forthcoming Issues; Forthcoming Issues; Recent Issues; Preface; Flexible Bronchoscopy; Key points; Introduction; History; Indications and contraindications; Basic diagnostic procedures; Summary; Review of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Lymph Node Classification System; Key points; Introduction; History of thoracic lymph node maps; The IASLC map; Radiographic anatomy; Summary; Lung Cancer Screening; Key points. IntroductionLung cancer screening by chest radiograph; Lung cancer screening by CT; The NLST-improved survival with LDCT; Potential risks of LDCT screening; Summary; Early Lung Cancer; Key points; Introduction; Autofluorescence bronchoscopy; Narrow-band imaging; High-magnification bronchovideoscopy; Endobronchial ultrasonography and optical coherence tomography; Summary; EBUS-TBNA/Staging of Lung Cancer; Key points; Radiology investigations and staging-computed tomography, positron emission tomography, positron emission tomography/computed tomography; Mediastinoscopy. Endobronchial ultrasound transbronchial needle aspirationsstaging studiesEUS combined with EBUS in staging; EUS using a convex probe bronchoscope; Which patients need mediastinal node tissue sampling for staging?; Practical aspects of EBUS-TBNA staging and tips; Assessment of EBUS images using computer analysis; Micrometastatic disease and isolated tumor cells; Newer Modalities in the Work-up of Peripheral Pulmonary Nodules; Key points; Introduction; Role of surgery; Percutaneous radiological techniques; Bronchoscopy for peripheral pulmonary nodule; Conventional techniques; Newer modalities.
• Publisher Details: London : Elsevier Health Sciences
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (889 pages)
• Subjects: 617.54005 617/.54/005; Chest -- Endoscopic surgery; Chest -- Interventional radiology; Lungs -- Endoscopic surgery; Lungs -- Interventional radiology; MEDICAL -- Surgery -- General; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323188494; 0323188494
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
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