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: thehistory 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.   

Part I: History & Fundamentals of Flexible Bronchoscopy

Pediatric Bronchoscopy: A Personal Odyssey Through 5 Decades
Organizing and Maintaining a Flexible Bronchoscopy Program
Upper Airway Anatomy & Physiology
Lower Airway Anatomy
Lower Airway Physiology
Indications, Risks and Complications
Bronchoalveolar Lavage: Sampling Methods
Bronchoalveolar Lavage: Cytology
Bronchoalveolar Lavage: Microbial Evaluation
Bronchoalveolar Lavage: Biomarkers
Anesthesia Considerations for Flexible Bronchoscopy
The Physiological Effects of Flexible Bronchoscopy
Non-Bronchoscopic Assessment of the Airways
Flexible Bronchoscopy Training
49 ways to get the wrong answer from a bronchoscopy
Part II: Role of flexible bronchoscopy in evaluation of pediatric respiratory tract disorders
Approach to Common Chief Complaints (ex. chronic cough & noisy breathing)
Evaluating Airway Dynamics
Extrinsic Compression of the Airway
Pneumonia: Immunocompetent Children
Pneumonia: Immunocompromised host
Bronchiectasis and suppurative bronchitis
Aspiration
Plastic Bronchitis
Asthma
Foreign Body Aspiration
Laryngotracheal stenosis
Airway tumors
Hemoptysis and Pulmonary Hemorrhage
Diffuse & Interstitial Lung Disease
Part III: Advanced Diagnostic and Interventional Bronchoscopy
Tracheobronchography
FEES - Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing
Bedside Therapeutic Bronchoscopy in the Intensive Care Unit
Endobronchial Biopsy
Tranbronchial Biopsy
EBUS
Electromagnetic Navigational and Robotic Bronchoscopy
Endobronchial Valves
Whole Lung Lavage
Treatment of Tracheobronchial Stenosis
Excision of Airway Lesions
Cryotherapy
Bronchial Thermoplasty
Endoscopic Repair of Tracheoesophageal Fistula.