Pulmomology

                                 The Department of Pulmonology & Interventional Pulmonology is one of the most advanced centers in south India that provides the most up-to-date care for all respiratory ailments. It has a dynamic team consisting of a consultant, bronchoscopy staff, respiratory & sleep technicians, physician assistants, and other supportive staff.

 Treatments and Procedures

Flexible bronchoscopic procedures

• Bronchial biopsy, Lavage, foreign body extraction, cryo-biopsy, cryo-assisted transbronchial lung biopsy, cryo and APC-assisted debulking, stenting, balloon dilatation, electrocautery, polypectomy.

• EBUS(Endobronchial Ultrasound)-Both Linear and Radial EBUS

• Debulking of tracheobronchial tumours

• Airway stenting

• Foreign body removal

• Dilatation of airway stenosis

• Diagnostic and therapeutic thoracoscopy

• Management of complicated pleural effusions and recurrent pneumothorax

• Talc pleurodesis (poudrage)

• Spirometry-to determine lung volumes

• DLCO-for assessing diffusing capacity of lung

• FeNO-for detecting airway inflammation

• Diagnostic sleep study

• CPAP titration study

• Ultrasound guided pigtail chest drain insertion

• Talc slurry pleurodesis

• Bedside bronchoscopy

• Obstructive airway diseases (Asthma, COPD,etc)

• Interstitial lung diseases

• Lung infections

• Pleural effusion

• Pneumothorax

• Foreign body aspiration

• Pulmonary hypertension and Corpulmonale

• Sleep disorders (OSA, Insomnia, etc)