Overview

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. ​

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Atul C. Mehta, MD, FACP, FCCP Professor of Medicine, Lerner College of Medicine Buoncore Family Endowed Chair in Lung Transplantation Staff, Department of Pulmonary Medicine Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH, USA and Senior Editor Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology Prasoon Jain, MBBS, MD, FCCP Pulmonary and Critical Care Louis A Johnson VA Medical Center Clarksburg, WV, USA   Thomas R. Gildea, MD, MS, FCCP, FACP Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care Medicine and Transplant Center Respiratory Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH, USA

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