Clinical Atlas of Airway Disease: Bronchoscopy, Radiology and Pathology

By David Duhamel and James Harrell

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 disordersboth 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 colour 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0721600077
• ISBN13: 9780721600079
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Saunders
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.8" x 8.8"