Editors: Jamalul Azizi Abdul Rahaman, Tinku Joseph

A Case-Based Approach to Interventional Pulmonology: A Focus on Asian Perspectives

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ISBN: 978-981-5124-01-9 (Print)
ISBN: 978-981-5124-00-2 (Online)
Year of Publication: 2023
DOI: 10.2174/97898151240021230101

Introduction

A Case-Based Approach to Interventional Pulmonology: A Focus on Asian Perspectives focuses on various aspects of Interventional Pulmonology (IP) based on clinical case scenarios. Today, evidence-based medicine and statistics are ruling our daily practice. Thus, each case is unique regardless of what the theory predicts. This asian perspective of Interventional Pulmonology (IP) is also of great importance, given the differences in the etiologies compared to other regions of the world. Asia being the leading region in terms of population and the high incidence of certain airway and lung diseases, is an amazing source for fundamental and clinical research.

The contents of the book have been divided into four different sections with a primary aim of case-based scenarios and solutions. Section A consists of diagnostic IP procedures like linear and radial EBUS, navigation bronchoscopy, bronchoscopic lung cryobiopsy (BLC) and cone beam CT. Section B focuses on therapeutic rigid bronchoscopic procedures. Besides airway stenting and laser bronchoscopy, this discusses recent interventions such as bronchial thermoplasty, bronchoscopic lung volume reduction, 3D printing and microwave ablation. Section C is dedicated to pleural procedures focusing on indwelling pleural catheters (IPC) and fibrinolytics. Section D is dedicated to common paediatric IP procedures.

Each case is presented with the history, including clinical, radiological, bronchoscopic/pleuroscopic findings and final outcomes. Many of these cases also have video illustrations.

Audience:

This book will be of great value to interventional pulmonologists, thoracic surgeons, surgical oncologists, and interventional radiologists.

Preface

Our book primarily focuses on various aspects of Interventional Pulmonology (IP). To ensure an easy learning process, we have included many interesting diagnostic and therapeutic airway and pleural procedure cases. Leading experts in the field of IP from Asia, Canada and the US have contributed various chapters.

Over the past 10 years, a lot of diagnostic and therapeutic innovations have taken place, paving the way for a significant boom in IP. The contents in our book have been divided into four different sections with a primary aim of case-based scenarios and solutions.

Section A consists of diagnostic IP procedures like linear and radial EBUS, navigation bronchoscopy, cryo lung biopsies and cone beam CT. We have included newer diagnostic modalities like cellvizio and robotic bronchoscopy as well.

Section B focuses on therapeutic rigid bronchoscopic procedures. Besides airway stenting and laser bronchoscopy, we have included recent interventions such as bronchial thermoplasty, bronchoscopic lung volume reduction, 3D printing and microwave ablation. Section C is dedicated to pleural procedures with the addition of the more recent ones such as indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) and fibrinolytics. Section D is dedicated to common paediatric IP procedures. The purpose of this book is not to provide the principles, theory or evidence of clinical practice of these procedures but to present actual case scenarios. We hope the book will complement the many IP books on the market that already cover the theory, principles and evidence of clinical practice.

Each case is presented with the history, including clinical, radiological, bronchoscopic/pleuroscopic findings and final outcomes. Many of these cases also have video illustration as well. As a mark of respect to our patients, privacy identifiers have been intentionally omitted in the text and video presentations. Learning points are highlighted at the end of the case presentation.

TFinally, we thank all the authors and co-authors for their hard work in making sure the work could be completed on time.

Dr. Jamalul Azizi Abdul Rahaman
Consultant Pulmonologist
Department of Pulmonology
Serdang Hospital
Malaysia

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Dr. Tinku Joseph
Chief of Interventional Pulmonology & Associate Professor
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences
Kochi, Kerala, India