Bronchoscopy and Central Airway Disorders provides the guidance you need to plan and implement the most effective bronchoscopy procedure for every patient. Through specifically-designed case scenarios with correlating review questions and videos, this practical respiratory medicine reference leads you through the decision-making process and execution of these sometimes complex procedures, as well as the optimal long-term management of your patients.

Key Features
Master various bronchoscopic approaches and techniques
necessary to treat a variety of malignancies that may occur in the trachea or lungs.


Consider the rationale and weigh the consequences of each approach.
Case resolutions at the end of each chapter --with commentary and alternative approaches from 36 key experts in interventional bronchoscopy -- illustrate the decision-making process from patient evaluation through long-term management.

Reinforce learning
by correlating key concepts and practice through study questions related to each clinical scenario.

See exactly how to proceed
with high-quality videos online that capture crucial teaching moments and provide a walkthrough of sometimes complex procedures including the placement of airway stents via bronchoscopy for a variety of diseases and complications, such as airway collapse due to COPD.

Systematically think through diagnostic and interventional (therapeutic) bronchoscopic procedures using Dr. Colt's unique "Four Box" approach:
Initial Evaluation; Procedural Techniques and Results; Procedural Strategies; and Long-term Management Plan.

Access the full text online at www.expertconsult.com
, along with image and video libraries, review questions, and more!