Fiberoptic bronchoscopy is now frequently used to investigate and treat various pulmonary diseases especially the bronchogenic carcinoma. Professor Rajendra Prasad brought out this beautifully illustrated atlas out of his long experience of using fiberoptic bronchoscope in over 5000 cases in last 25 years. This book was written with the aim of defining an approach to the diagnosis of various pulmonary diseases encountered in day to day clinical practice essentially based on abnormal bronchoscopic findings. The text consists of two parts the first a practical introduction to the art of bronchoscopy and the second a concise clinical history chest X ray computed tomography (CT) and bronchoscopic pictures of interesting cases selected out of 2000 bronchoscopic procedures done in last 10 years. The first part also specifies all practical issues related to performance of fiberoptic bronchoscopy including indications contraindications normal and abnormal bronchoscopic findings specimen collection and related complications. It also includes a chapter on pediatric bronchoscopy and future advances in fiberoptic bronchoscopy.
