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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 A· carcinoids A· lipomas, mucoepidermoids, and hamartomas A· tracheomalacia, Wegener's granulomatosis, and Herpes papillomatosis A· 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.