Preface

This book describes the latest developments in the field of pulmonology, in discussing what is new in the field of respiratory medicine, thoracic surgery, and advances in chronic diseases. The chapters are perfectly written for your understanding and especially for the updating of pneumologists who require a brief and concise update in these times. It is very gratifying for me to be the editor-in-chief of this edition that for the moment fills me with pride to be part of this text, together with other outstanding physicians in pulmonary medicine. I am infinitely grateful to all the collaborators for their effort and dedication to each chapter of the book that you will like for the ease of reading in these bulging times of medicine. I can only say that I appreciate all the support that was given to me in this excellent update on respiratory medicine, commanded by a Mexican doctor.

**II**

**Section 4**

Rehabilitation *by Hulya Sahin*

Future Perspectives

*by Yasser Ali Kamal*

**Section 5**

Rehabilitation **89**

**Chapter 7 91**

Thorax Surgery **97**

**Chapter 8 99**

**Chapter 9 119**

**Chapter 10 131**

Long-Term Adherence and Maintenance of Benefits in Pulmonary

The Realm of Oncological Lung Surgery: From Past to Present and

Advances in Minimally Invasive Surgery for Lung Cancer

*by Rachit Shah and Nils-Tomas Delagar McBride*

Surgical Management of Bronchiectasis

*by Alexander Maat, Amir Hossein Sadeghi, Ad Bogers and Edris Mahtab*

**Jose Carlos Herrera Garcia** Unidad de Funcion Pulmonar SC, Puebla, México

**1**

Section 1

Asthma and COPD
