This book explores the non-interventional aspects ofinterventional pulmonology, focusing on diseases of the central airways. As thefield of bronchology and interventional pulmonology expands, newer conditionsinvolving the central airways are being recognized with increasingfrequency.  Current literature has mainly focused on technical aspects ofthe subspecialty, but this book illuminates what else interventionalpulmonology has to offer the pulmonologist, including diagnosis and alternatetherapeutic options.  Diseases of the Central Airways: A Clinical Guidepresents techniques for the diagnoses, management and treatment of patientswith intriguing central airway conditions such as: black bronchoscopy,tracheobronchomalacia, endobronchial tuberculosis, and tracheobronchopathiaosteochondroplastica.  In-depth chapters are written by international expertsand are up-to-date and comprehensive reviews.  This important new bookwill contribute significantly to the welfare of patients with lung ailments ofthe central airways. ?