This book covers all aspects of diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy, which go beyond the techniques of inspection, simple lavage and biopsies of the tracheobronchial tree. In a first section, historical aspects as well as the modern use of both rigid and flexible instruments, the set-up of a bronchoscopy unit, anaesthetic techniques, and functional evaluation for patients undergoing interventional bronchoscopy are discussed. A diagnostic section on transbronchial needle aspiration and bronchoscopic ultrasound is followed by extensive coverage of all existing therapeutic techniques: foreign body removal, laser resection, electrocautery, argon plasma coagulation, cryotherapy, brachytherapy, photodynamic therapy, stenting, and a chapter on multi-modality treatment of advanced pulmonary malignancies. A fourth section deals with percutaneous image-guided procedures, percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy, and transtracheal oxygen therapy. The last section provides an in-depth look at emerging bronchoscopic technology, such as autofluorescence, virtual bronchoscopy, and gene therapy. Written by the world's leading authorities in the field and beautifully illustrated, this book presents the state of the art of interventional bronchoscopy. It is recommended reading for pulmonologists, thoracic or ENT surgeons, oncologists and physicians who take an interest in bronchoscopy.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
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171 figs., 60 in color, 80 tab.
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978-3-8055-6851-7 (9783805568517)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Part 1 General aspects of interventional bronchoscopy: history of the rigid bronchoscope; history of the flexible bronchoscope; modern use of rigid bronchoscopy; bronchoscopy unit, expertise, equipment and personnel; anaesthesia for interventional bronchoscopy; functional evaluation before and after interventional bronchoscopy. Part 2 Diagnostic bronchoscopy: transbronchial needle aspiration of central and peripheral lesions; endobronchial ultrasound of the airways and the mediastinum. Part 3 Therapeutic bronchoscopy: foreign body removal in adults and children; laser bronchoscopy; endobronchial electrocautery and argon plasma coagulation; cryotherapy for endobronchical disorders; endoluminal brachytherapy in central lung cancer; photodynamic therapy - palliative and curative aspects; tracheobronchial stents; multimodality treatment of advanced pulmonary malignancies. Part 4 Other procedures: percutaneous imaging-guided interventional procedures in the thorax; percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy; emergency transtracheal oxygenation techniques and long-term transtracheal oxygen therapy. Part 5 Interventional bronchoscopy beyond the year 2000: autofluorescence bronchoscopy - the laser imaging flourescence endoscope; autofluorescence brochoscopy - the D-light system; virtual bronchoscopy; optical diagnostic and therapeutic technologies in pulmonary medicine; gene therapy for lung cancer.
