Flexible bronchoscopy / edited by Ko-Pen Wang, Atul C. Mehta, J. Francis Turner Jr.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Bronchoscopy in the new millennium / Noriaki Kurimoto and Teruomi Miyazawa -- Infection control and radiation safety in the bronchoscopy suite / Prasoon Jain and Atul C. Mehta -- Examination of the larynx through the flexible bronchoscope / Navatha Kurugundla, Adnan Majid, Luis F. Riuelme, and Arthur W. Sung -- Applied anatomy of the airways / Mani S. Kavuru, Atul C. Mehta, and J. Francis Turner, Jr. -- Anesthesia for flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy / Mario Gomez and Gerard A. Silvestri -- Flexible bronchoscopy training / Momen M. Wahidi Navreet Sandhu Sindhwani, Scott L. Shofer, and Ali I. Musani -- Indications and contraindications in flexible bronchoscopy / Robert F. Browning Jr., J. Francis Turner, Jr., and Ko-Pen Wang -- Bronchoscopy for airway lesions / Heinrich D. Becker -- Bronchoscopic lung biopsy / Rajesh R. Patel and James P. Utz -- Bronchoalveolar lavage / Brian Palen and Richard Helmers -- Transbronchial needle aspiration for cytology and histology specimens / Ko-Pen Wang, Atul C. Mehta, and J. Francis Turner, Jr. -- The utilization of autofluorescence in flexible bronchoscopy / Taichiro Ishizumi and Stephen C. T. Lam -- Endobronchial ultrasound / Heinrich D. Becker -- Application and limitations of virtual bronchoscopic navigation / Fumihiro Asano -- Applications of laser, electrocautery, argon plasma coagulation, and cryotherapy in flexible bronchoscopy / Praveen N. Mathur -- Flexible bronchoscopy and the application of endobronchial brachytherapy, fiducial placement, and radiofrequency ablation / Michael A. Jantz -- Foreign body aspiration and flexible bronchoscopy / Erik Folch and Atul C. Mehta -- The role of bronchoscopy in hemoptysis / Sunit R. Patel and James K. Stoller -- Flexible bronchoscopy and the use of stents / Ko-Pen Wang, Atul C. Mehta, J. Francis Turner Jr. -- Photodynamic therapy in lung cancer / Harubumi Kato, Jitsuo Usuda, and Yasufumi Kato -- Balloon bronchoplasty / Sara R. Greenhill and Kevin L. Kovitz -- Rigid bronchoscopy / J. Francis Turner, Jr. and Ko-Pen Wang -- Pediatric flexible bronchoscopy for adult bronchoscopists / Xicheng Liu, Shunying Zhao, and Peter Mogayel -- Bronchoscopy in the intensive care unit / Alex Chen and Marian H. Kollef -- Bronchial thermoplasty / Samir Makani and Michael J. Simoff.