Interventional Pulmonology

Abstract

Interventional pulmonology is a new field within pulmonary medicine focused on the use of advanced bronchoscopic and pleuroscopic techniques for the treatment of a spectrum of thoracic disorders ranging from tracheobronchial stenosis to pleural effusions associated with malignant tumors.¹⁴ Techniques Used in Interventional PulmonologyRigid Bronchoscopic Debulking or Balloon DilationTherapeutic use of bronchoscopy began over 100 years ago with the development of rigid bronchoscopes. These instruments have beveled tips, which are ideal for coring through large tumors in the airways and for dilating strictures, and they have large internal diameters, which facilitate débridement of tumors, evacuation of clots, . . .