This book explores the non-interventional aspects of
interventional pulmonology, focusing on diseases of the central airways. As the
field of bronchology and interventional pulmonology expands, newer conditions
involving the central airways are being recognized with increasing
frequency. Current literature has mainly focused on technical aspects of
the subspecialty, but this book illuminates what else interventional
pulmonology has to offer the pulmonologist, including diagnosis and alternate
therapeutic options. Diseases of the Central Airways: A Clinical Guide
presents techniques for the diagnoses, management and treatment of patients
with intriguing central airway conditions such as: black bronchoscopy,
tracheobronchomalacia, endobronchial tuberculosis, and tracheobronchopathia
osteochondroplastica. In-depth chapters are written by international experts
and are up-to-date and comprehensive reviews. This important new book
will contribute significantly to the welfare of patients with lung ailments of
the central airways.