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History of Bronchoscopy
1897	Gustav Killian does the first rigid brochoscopy to remove a piece of bone from the right bronchus. Killian is considered as the 'Father of Bronchoscopy
1907	First book on bronchoesophagology is published by Chevalier Jackson who was recognised as father of American Bronchoesophagology
1955	Transbronchial needle aspiration of mediastinal mass was done by Euler using a rigid bronchoscope
1965	Transbronchial lung biopsy was done by Anderson
1966	Ikeda introduces the first fiberoptic bronchoscope
1967	Jet ventilation for rigid bronchoscopy was introduced
1974	The technique of bronchoalveolar lavage introduced
1978	Nd:YAG laser was used through a bronchoscope
1980	Photoablation of stenosis by Nd:YAG laser was done
1987	Fiberoptic video bronchoscopy was introduced. The bronchoscopist can visualize the airway as a movie on the screen
1990	Airway stenting was done
1991	Autofluoresence bronchoscope for early detection of lung cancer was introduced.
1999	Endobronchial Ultrasound was introduced by Becker
2002	Narrow band imaging bronchoscope introduced
2002	Endoscopic optical coherence tomography
2003	Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscope
2005	Successful insertion of brachytherapy catheters for lung tumors
2007	Bronchial thermoplasty introduced
2007	Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction surgery by means of valve placement for the management of emphysema
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	what next???!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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History of Bronchoscopy