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Bronchoscopy and Interventional Pulmonology

Reflections on the Past, the Present, and the Future

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The clinical application of bronchoscopy has been available for over a century (Jackson, N Engl J Med 199:758–763, 1928). In its infancy at the tail end of nineteenth century, the technique was used on an infrequent basis. As it has matured over the years, bronchoscopy is now frequently utilized to diagnose and treat a vast range of pulmonary disorders. Significant advances in the instrumentation, techniques, and ever-increasing indications over the past century have established bronchoscopy as an essential tool not only in the practice of pulmonary medicine but also in critical care medicine, thoracic surgery, rhinolaryngology, and pediatric pulmonology. Currently, bronchoscopy is perhaps the most commonly employed minimally invasive diagnostic procedure in pulmonary diseases.

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  1. Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA

    Udaya B. S. Prakash MD

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  2. Pulmonary Department, Clinica y Maternidad Colon, Pulmonary Research Department, IIC Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Alicia N. Rodriguez

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Prakash, U.B.S. (2018). Bronchoscopy and Interventional Pulmonology. In: Díaz-Jimenez, J., Rodriguez, A. (eds) Interventions in Pulmonary Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58036-4_40

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