Bronchoscopy Service

Pulmonary procedures are becoming an increasingly important aspect of the Section. The Section's bronchoscopy service performs approximately 225 procedures annually. An integral part of the training program for post-doctoral fellows, the bronchoscopy service offers diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities for neoplastic, infectious and inflammatory disorders of the lungs and bronchial tree. Recently, airway stenting and balloon dilation for malignant and non-malignant airways obstruction have been added. A focus in the next twelve months is to expand our capabilities to include electrocautery and cryotherapy for the management of more challenging airway tumors. We have recently purchased an electromagnetic guidance system to facilitate the biopsy of non-visible peripheral nodules and mediastinal lymph nodes, and expect a significant expansion in our diagnostic procedures for peripheralnodules and mediastinal staging.