Bronchoscopy (Hardcover)

by Udaya B. Prakash (Editor)

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Product Description
Written by 30 experts from leading medical centers throughout the world, Bronchoscopy is the first comprehensive clinical reference on bronchoscopy. This volume is the most extensive and instructive atlas of bronchoscopic findings and techniques and the only complete text that provides detailed information on every aspect of bronchoscopy--equipment; techniques; indications; complications; diagnostic and therapeutic yields of various procedures; guidelines on optimal bronchoscopic practices; and effective methods for teaching bronchoscopy. Coverage includes both rigid and flexible bronchoscopy and encompasses all diagnostic and therapeutic procedures both in adults and in children.The outstanding selection of more than 800 illustrations includes 539 full-color bronchoscopic images, accompanied by diagrams of the abnormalities. The final chapter is an annotated atlas that contains 259 full-color images of bronchoscopic findings, along with 99 diagrams and detailed discussions of the findings.A set of 266 full-color slides of illustrations from this book is also available.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 547 pages
• Publisher: Raven Press Ltd; 1st edition (January 15, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781700957
• ISBN-13: 978-0781700955
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,927,771 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as expected, May 5, 1999

By A Customer

This multi-authored book has chapters of different writing styles and qualities. Many of the materials are being repeated at different places. This is one of the reasons why it has to be so thick. It's not worth the price.