Diagnostic and Interventional Bronchoscopy in Children

Part I: History & Fundamentals of Flexible Bronchoscopy.- Pediatric Bronchoscopy: A Personal Odyssey Through 5 Decades.- Organizing and Maintaining a Flexible Bronchoscopy Program.- Upper Airway Anatomy & Physiology.- Lower Airway Anatomy.- Lower Airway Physiology.- Indications, Risks and Complications.- Bronchoalveolar Lavage: Sampling Methods.- Bronchoalveolar Lavage: Cytology.- Bronchoalveolar Lavage: Microbial Evaluation.- Bronchoalveolar Lavage: Biomarkers.- Anesthesia Considerations for Flexible Bronchoscopy.- The Physiological Effects of Flexible Bronchoscopy.- Non-Bronchoscopic Assessment of the Airways.- Flexible Bronchoscopy Training.- 49 ways to get the wrong answer from a bronchoscopy.- Part II: Role of flexible bronchoscopy in evaluation of pediatric respiratory tract disorders.- Approach to Common Chief Complaints (ex. chronic cough & noisy breathing).- Evaluating Airway Dynamics.- Extrinsic Compression of the Airway.- Pneumonia: Immunocompetent Children.- Pneumonia: Immunocompromised host.- Bronchiectasis and suppurative bronchitis.- Aspiration.- Plastic Bronchitis.- Asthma.- Foreign Body Aspiration.- Laryngotracheal stenosis.- Airway tumors.- Hemoptysis and Pulmonary Hemorrhage.- Diffuse & Interstitial Lung Disease.- Part III: Advanced Diagnostic and Interventional Bronchoscopy.- Tracheobronchography.- FEES - Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing.- Bedside Therapeutic Bronchoscopy in the Intensive Care Unit.- Endobronchial Biopsy.- Tranbronchial Biopsy.- EBUS.- Electromagnetic Navigational and Robotic Bronchoscopy.- Endobronchial Valves.- Whole Lung Lavage.- Treatment of Tracheobronchial Stenosis.- Excision of Airway Lesions.- Cryotherapy.- Bronchial Thermoplasty.- Endoscopic Repair of Tracheoesophageal Fistula.