Interventional pulmonology-minimally invasive

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22032429

Med Clin North Am. 2011 Nov;95(6):1095-114. Epub 2011 Oct 5.
Interventional pulmonology.
Hsia D, Musani AI.
Source
Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Physiology and Medicine, Harbor-University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90509, USA. dhsia@labiomed.org

Abstract
Interventional pulmonology is a rapidly growing field of pulmonary medicine. It is a procedure-based subspecialty focusing on minimally invasive advanced diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. Current interventions include advanced bronchoscopic imaging, guidance methods for diagnostic bronchoscopy, therapeutic modalities for central airway obstructions, pleural interventions, and novel therapies for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This article is an introduction to pertinent interventions within the context of the diseases encountered by the trained interventional pulmonologist.