Clinical Atlas of Airway Disease

This unique resource provides an all-in-one reference for diagnosing diseases of the airway. It offers a case-based review of the radiologic, bronchoscopic, and pathologic findings for the full range of neoplastic and non-neoplastic disorders-both common and uncommon. For each disease, it includes a case-based discussion, an anatomical black and white drawing for orientation, two black and white radiographs, two color bronchoscopic views, and a discussion of incidence, treatment, and...
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This unique resource provides an all-in-one reference for diagnosing diseases of the airway. It offers a case-based review of the radiologic, bronchoscopic, and pathologic findings for the full range of neoplastic and non-neoplastic disorders-both common and uncommon. For each disease, it includes a case-based discussion, an anatomical black and white drawing for orientation, two black and white radiographs, two color bronchoscopic views, and a discussion of incidence, treatment, and prognosis. A bonus CD-ROM provides a video-based introduction to 16 invasive pulmonary procedures.

• Features bronchoscopic, radiologic, and pathologic views of each disease to facilitate more accurate diagnoses.
• Provides a full work-up of each disease examined-from medical history, current presentation, and diagnosis...through incidence, etiology, clinical presentation, and treatment.
• Covers a full range of conditions, including squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and small cell carcinoma · carcinoids · lipomas, mucoepidermoids, and hamartomas · tracheomalacia, Wegener's granulomatosis, and Herpes papillomatosis · and Klebsiella rhinoscleroma, tracheopatria osteoplastica, amyloidosis, and Crohn's disease.
• Includes a bonus CD-ROM featuring a video-based introduction to 16 invasive pulmonary procedures, including thoracentesis, pleural biopsy, rigid bronchoscopy with YAG laser therapy, and percutaneous dilational thracheostomy.