In this issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine, guest editors Drs. David E. Ost and A. Christina Argento bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Interventional Pulmonology. Top experts discuss diagnosis of pleural effusion of unknown etiology; malignant pleural effusion treatment; management of parapneumonic effusion and empyema; chylothorax; management of recurrent transudative effusions in CHF and hepatic hydrothorax; and more.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. xi 7. Preface - p. xiii 8. Approaching an Undiagnosed Pleural Effusion - p. 217 9. Treatment of Malignant Pleural Effusions - p. 227 10. Management of Parapneumonic Effusion and Empyema - p. 241 11. Chylothorax - p. 251 12. Management of Recurrent Transudative Effusions in Congestive Heart Failure and Hepatic Hydrothorax - p. 261 13. Diagnosis of the Solitary Pulmonary Nodule - p. 271 14. Cost-Effective Diagnosis and Staging Strategies for Lung Cancer - p. 289 15. Malignant Central Airway Obstruction - p. 301 16. Bronchoscopic Treatment of Emphysema - p. 317 17. Approach to Isolated Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy - p. 327 18. Expiratory Central Airway Collapse: A Comprehensive Narrative Review - p. 339 19. Benign Tracheal Stenosis and Subglottic Stenosis - p. 349 20. Interventional Pulmonology Procedures in the Intensive Care Unit - p. 359 21. Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis - p. 373 22. Treatment of Bronchopleural Fistula - p. 383
In this issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine, guest editors Drs. David E. Ost and A. Christina Argento bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Interventional Pulmonology. Top experts discuss diagnosis of pleural effusion of unknown etiology; malignant pleural effusion treatment; management of parapneumonic effusion and empyema; chylothorax; management of recurrent transudative effusions in CHF and hepatic hydrothorax; and more.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. xi 7. Preface - p. xiii 8. Approaching an Undiagnosed Pleural Effusion - p. 217 9. Treatment of Malignant Pleural Effusions - p. 227 10. Management of Parapneumonic Effusion and Empyema - p. 241 11. Chylothorax - p. 251 12. Management of Recurrent Transudative Effusions in Congestive Heart Failure and Hepatic Hydrothorax - p. 261 13. Diagnosis of the Solitary Pulmonary Nodule - p. 271 14. Cost-Effective Diagnosis and Staging Strategies for Lung Cancer - p. 289 15. Malignant Central Airway Obstruction - p. 301 16. Bronchoscopic Treatment of Emphysema - p. 317 17. Approach to Isolated Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy - p. 327 18. Expiratory Central Airway Collapse: A Comprehensive Narrative Review - p. 339 19. Benign Tracheal Stenosis and Subglottic Stenosis - p. 349 20. Interventional Pulmonology Procedures in the Intensive Care Unit - p. 359 21. Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis - p. 373 22. Treatment of Bronchopleural Fistula - p. 383