Product Description
by Samuel Goldfarb (Editor), Joseph Piccione (Editor)
Provides comprehensive coverage of pediatric bronchoscopy, from the fundamentals to recent advances
Includes extensive images and videos of normal and abnormal bronchoscopy findings and advanced diagnostic and therapeutic techniques
Written by expert authors from the United States and Europe
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Collaboratively authored by international experts and innovators, this book serves as a comprehensive introduction to flexible bronchoscopy in children, a guide to normal and abnormal bronchoscopy findings, and as the first pediatric bronchoscopy text to describe the array of innovative technologies now being utilized in advanced diagnostic and interventional bronchoscopy programs.
Flexible bronchoscopy is a core clinical service provided by academic pediatric pulmonary medicine programs and a critical skill that trainees are expected to develop. The role of flexible bronchoscopy in the care of children with disorders of the respiratory tract has evolved rapidly over the past decade due to technological advances in diagnostic and therapeutic instruments. While many of these tools were designed for adult patients, pediatric pulmonologists have adapted them to meet the unique needs of children.
The book is organized into three sections: the history and fundamentals of flexible bronchoscopy; the role of flexible bronchoscopy in evaluation of pediatric respiratory tract disorders; and advanced diagnostic and interventional bronchoscopy. Throughout, images and videos enhance the text and provide invaluable perspective.
This is an ideal guide for practicing pediatric pulmonologists and trainees, and will also prove useful to pediatric anesthesiologists, intensivists, otolaryngologists and respiratory therapists.Author Biography
Samuel Goldfarb, M.D. is Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He is the Medical Director of the Lung Transplant Program and Co-Director of the Pulmonary Advanced Diagnostics Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Joseph Piccione, D.O., M.S. is Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He is the Pulmonary Director of the Center for Pediatric Airway Disorders and Co-Director of the Pulmonary Advanced Diagnostics Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
