Advances in Interventional Pulmonology

Alastair J Moore; Rachel M Mercer; Ali I Musani

doi:10.1016/j.ccm.2017.11.016

Advances in Interventional Pulmonology

Clin Chest Med. 2018 Mar;39(1):271-280. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2017.11.016.

Authors

Alastair J Moore¹, Rachel M Mercer², Ali I Musani³

Affiliations

¹ Oxford Interventional Pulmonology, Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, OX3 7LE, UK.
² Oxford Interventional Pulmonology, Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, OX3 7LE, UK; Oxford Pleural Unit, Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, OX3 7LE, UK.
³ Interventional Pulmonology, Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Academic Office 1, 12631 East 17th Avenue, M/S C323, Office # 8102, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. Electronic address: Ali.Musani@ucdenver.edu.

PMID: 29433722
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2017.11.016

Abstract

Much has changed since the last review of interventional pulmonology (IP) published in this Clinics series. The rate of development of new techniques and their complexities require IP physicians to be constantly maintaining and updating their skill set. International agreed training pathways help ensure that the interventionalists of the present and future have the required knowledge of anatomy, manual dexterity, and clinical judgment to keep up with the continuing advances that are constantly expanding IP's diagnostic and therapeutic boundaries. IP remains one of the most desirable subspecialities in pulmonology, and the technologic advances make the future an exciting one.

Keywords: Interventional pulmonology; Lung malignancy staging; Malignant diseases of the lung; Therapeutic bronchoscopy.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Bronchoscopy / methods*
Humans
Pulmonary Medicine*