RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Interventional bronchoscopy in the management of thoracic malignancy
JF Breathe
JO Breathe
FD European Respiratory Society
SP 202
OP 212
DO 10.1183/20734735.008415
VO 11
IS 3
A1 Georgia Hardavella
A1 Jeremy George
YR 2015
UL http://breathe.ersjournals.com/content/11/3/202.abstract
AB Educational AimsTo highlight the various methods of interventional bronchoscopy.To inform about the indications for palliation and curative bronchoscopy in lung cancer.Interventional bronchoscopy is a rapidly expanding field in respiratory medicine offering minimally invasive therapeutic and palliative procedures for all types of lung neoplasms. This field has progressed over the last couple of decades with the application of new technology. The HERMES European curriculum recommendations include interventional bronchoscopy skills in the modules of thoracic tumours and bronchoscopy [1]. However, interventional bronchoscopy is not available in all training centres and consequently, not all trainees will obtain experience unless they rotate to centres specifically offering such training.In this review, we give an overview of interventional bronchoscopic procedures used for the treatment and palliation of thoracic malignancy. These can be applied either with flexible or rigid bronchoscopy or a combination of both depending on the anatomical location of the tumour, the complexity of the case, bleeding risk, the operator’s expertise and preference as well as local availability. Specialised anaesthetic support and appropriately trained endoscopy staff are essential, allowing a multimodality approach to meet the high complexity of these cases.Interventional bronchoscopy is integral to the treatment and palliation of lung cancer http://ow.ly/R25w0