Ortho Life Hospital

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

Rigid bronchoscopic procedures

  • Debulking of tracheobronchial tumours

  • Airway stenting

  • Foreign body removal

  • Dilatation of airway stenosis

Thoracoscopic procedures

  • Diagnostic and therapeutic thoracoscopy

  • Management of complicated pleural effusions and recurrent pneumothorax

  • Talc pleurodesis (poudrage)

Pulmonary function Lab

  • Spirometry-to determine lung volumes

  • DLCO-for assessing diffusing capacity of lung

  • FeNO-for detecting airway inflammation

Sleep lab

  • Diagnostic sleep study

  • CPAP titration study

Others

  • Ultrasound guided pigtail chest drain insertion

  • Talc slurry pleurodesis

  • Bedside bronchoscopy

Conditions treated

  • 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)

 

Visiting Consultants

 

Dr.Saranya

Dr.Nivethitha