Thoracic endoscopy [[electronic resource] ] : advances in interventional pulmonology / / edited by Michael J. Simoff, Daniel H. Sterman, Armin Ernst

• Record Nr.: UNISA996199123303316
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Malden, Mass. ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell/Futura, c2006
• ISBN: 1-281-32055-2; 9786611320553; 0-470-75596-2; 0-470-75527-X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (378 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): SimoffMichael J; StermanDaniel H; ErnstArmin
• Disciplina: 617.5/407545
• Soggetti: Chest - Endoscopic surgery; Surgery
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Thoracic Endoscopy: Advances in Interventional Pulmonology; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Part I Advances in diagnostic bronchology; 1 Autofluorescence in the detection of lung cancer; 2 New technologies for the endobronchial assessment of the pulmonary tract; 3 Endobronchial ultrasound; 4 Advances in diagnostic bronchoscopy: virtual bronchoscopy and advanced airway imaging; 5 Medical simulation: current uses and future applications; 6 Bronchoscopy and computer technology; Part II Advances in therapeutic bronchology; 7 Rigid bronchoscopy; 8 Fire and ice: laser bronchoscopy, electrocautery and cryotherapy9 Photodynamic therapy for endobronchial tumors: palliation and definitive therapy; 10 Stenting of the tracheobronchial tree; 11 Transtracheal oxygen and percutaneous tracheotomy; 12 Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction; 13 Endobronchial gene therapy; Part III Interventional pleurology; 14 Thoracentesis, percutaneous needle biopsy of pleura, small-bore catheter drainage: does size really ; matter?; 15 Medical thoracoscopy; 16 Photodynamic therapy in the pleural space; 17 Intrapleural therapy: from BCG to therapeutic genes; Part IV Case discussions18 Management of patients at increased risk for lung cancer; 19 Staging of bronchogenic carcinoma: an interventional pulmonary perspective; 20 Management of malignant pleural effusions; 21 Management of spontaneous pneumothorax; 22 Obstruction of the central airways: evaluation and management; 23 Management of massive hemoptysis; 24 Management of tracheobronchomalacia; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Written by some of the world's leading practitioners - and pioneers - in the field, Thoracic Endoscopy is the first up-to-the-minute, expert reference for clinicians with a solid foundation in diagnostic bronchoscopy and chest medicine needing to extend their clinical expertise in response to two decades of rapid development. Thoracic Endoscopy covers four key areas of practice:advanced diagnostic bronchoscopythe latest techniques for interventional bronchoscopy - including the traditional rigid bronchoscopy techniques, ablative ins