Bronchoscopy: Diagnostic and Therapeutic for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
The bronchoscope has gone through much advancement from its origin as a thin metal tube. It has become a highly sophisticated tool for clinicians. Both rigid and the flexible bronchoscopes are invaluable in the diagnosis and treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. Treatment of this disease process hinges on accurate diagnosis and lymph node staging. Technologies, such as endobronchial ultrasound, navigational bronchoscopy, and autofluorescence, have improved efficacy of endobronchial diagnosis and sample collection. If a patient is not a candidate for surgery and has a complication from a centrally located mass, the bronchoscope has been used to deliver palliative therapies.
Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Oncology Program, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Meridian Health, 1945 State Route 33, Ackerman 549, Neptune, NJ 07753, USA. Electronic address: tbauer@meridianhealth.com.
Thomas L
TL
Bauer
Department of Surgery, Christiana Care Health Systems, 4745 Ogletown Stanton Road, Newark, DE 19718, USA.
David B
DB
Berkheim
D020680:Bronchoscopes; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D008198:Lymph Nodes
Ablative therapies; Airway stents; Autofluorescence; Bronchoscopy; Endobronchial ultrasound; Navigational bronchoscopy