Fiexible Bronchoscopy 4Ed (HB)

Review cutting-edge information on the most commonly performed invasive procedure in pulmonary medicine

In Flexible Bronchoscopy, Fourth Edition, a team of world-renowned and widely recognized experts in pulmonary medicine have compiled the most up-to-date and bleeding-edge information about flexible bronchoscopy available today.

Join Dr. Ko-Pen Wang, Dr. Atul Mehta, and Dr. J. Francis Turner, Jr. as they cover topics in diagnostic, therapeutic, and special bronchoscopy. The Fourth Edition includes four new chapters, including lung cancer staging and electromagnetic navigation.

This book seeks to train physicians and medical students to apply these interventional procedures, selectively, aggressively, and cautiously, all while maximizing the physical and mental well-being of patients. It examines brand-new developments in the field including:

• Diagnostic canotechnology
• Minimally invasive procedures
• Possible complications, contra-indications, and precautions

Flexible Bronchoscopy, Fourth Edition addresses all currently available bronchoscopic techniques in the field of pulmonary medicine as well as those techniques just now being developed for future use. It is an ideal training manual for trainees and residents working in the field of pulmonary medicine, as well as practicing physicians who wish to keep their knowledge of the field current.

About the Author

KO-PEN WANG, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

ATUL C. MEHTA, MD, FACP, FCCP, Professor of Medicine, Buoncore Family Endowed Chair in Lung Transplantation, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Respiratory Institute, Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.

J. FRANCIS TURNER, JR., MD, FACP, FCCP, FCCM, Professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN, USA; National Supercomputing Institute, University of Nevada, NV, USA.