This book explores the non-interventional aspects ofinterventional pulmonology, focusing on diseases of the central airways. As thefield of bronchology and interventional pulmonology expands, newer conditionsinvolving the central airways are being recognized with increasingfrequency. Current literature has mainly focused on technical aspects ofthe subspecialty, but this book illuminates what else interventionalpulmonology has to offer the pulmonologist, including diagnosis and alternatetherapeutic options. Diseases of the Central Airways: A Clinical Guidepresents techniques for the diagnoses, management and treatment of patientswith intriguing central airway conditions such as: black bronchoscopy,tracheobronchomalacia, endobronchial tuberculosis, and tracheobronchopathiaosteochondroplastica. In-depth chapters are written by international expertsand are up-to-date and comprehensive reviews. This important new bookwill contribute significantly to the welfare of patients with lung ailments ofthe central airways. ?
Diseases of Central Airways: An Overview.- Sarcoidosis of the Upper and Lower Airways.- Airway Complications of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Airway Involvement in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis.- Tracheobronchomalacia and Excessive Dynamic Airway Collapse.- Tracheobronchial Amyloidosis.- Tracheobronchopathia Osteochondroplastica.- Endobronchial Tuberculosis.- Endobronchial Fungal Infections.- Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis.- Parasitic Diseases of the Lung.- Tracheal Tumors.- Lymphomas of the Large Airways: A Clinical Guide.- Diffuse Idiopathic Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cell Hyperplasia.- Black Bronchoscopy.- Airway Complications after Lung Transplantation.- Chronic Cough: An Overview for the Bronchoscopist.
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
