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This book provides an unbiased and evidence-based guide to the potential role of interventional pulmonology as an alternative to thoracic surgery. Interventional pulmonology is a new and quickly growing sub-specialty in pulmonary medicine and increasingly more pulmonologists are turning to interventional therapies over the more costly and invasive surgical options. The text thoroughly presents detailed coverage of and diagnostic methods for many diseases and conditions that pulmonologists encounter daily, including: diffuse lung infiltrates, solitary lung nodule, undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion, pneumothorax, hemoptysis, and airway foreign body. Experts then detail treatment options, from both a surgical and interventional perspective, with guidance on: when each procedure is most appropriate, what can be performed by a pulmonologist (with guidelines on how those procedures are done) versus what needs to be referred to a thoracic surgeon or an intervention pulmonologist, and the benefits and disadvantages involved with each option. This is an ideal guide for pulmonologists, trainees, and students to better understand the full scope of possible treatment options for their patients and to make the best informed decision about patient care.
Rigid Versus Flexible Bronchoscopy
Biopsy for Diffuse Lung Diseases:​ Surgical Vs Cryobiopsy
Management of Lung Nodules:​ A Paradigm Shift
Mediastinoscopy:​ Surgical Versus Medical
Airway Foreign Bodies:​ Rigid vs Flexible Approach
Management of Bronchopleural Fistula
Management of Acquired Tracheoesophagea​l Fistula in Adults
Lung Volume Reduction:​ Surgical Versus Endobronchial
Surgical Versus Medical Management of Anastomotic Dehiscence
Benign Tracheal Stenosis:​ Medical Versus Surgical Management
Hemoptysis
Role of Interventional Pulmonology in Miscellaneous Conditions
Undiagnosed Exudative Effusion:​ Thoracoscopy Vs.​ Pleuroscopy
Pneumothorax:​ Large-Bore Tubes Vs.​ Pigtail Catheter
Pleurodesis:​ From Thoracic Surgery to Interventional Pulmonology