BACKGROUND The combination of endobronchial biopsy with cytological brushing is considered the best procedures for the diagnosis of lung cancer during bronchoscopy. AIM To asses the diagnostic yield for lung cancer (with visible endobronchial alterations at endoscopy) of three fiberoptic bronchoscopy procedures: endobronchial biopsy, cytological brushing and bronchial cytological washings. ...

In three cases of primary pulmonary amyloidosis the chief complaint was hemosputum. The diagnosis of amyloidosis was made using histochemical analysis of bronchial wall biopsy in all cases; multiple nodular lesions were observed in trachea and bronchi on flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy. The surface of the tracheobronchial mucosa was smooth but bled easily. In one patient, chest X-ray film show...

Fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FB) has a low yield in the diagnosis of chronic cough (greater than 3 weeks) in unselected patients. We assessed the yield of FB for cough during a four-year period in patients with nonlocalizing chest roentgenograms who were refractory to diagnostic efforts and empiric bronchodilator or antitussive therapy. Seven (28 percent) of 25 patients undergoing FB for cough (of ...

A prospective study was performed to detect oxygen saturation (SaO2) during and following fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) in 50 patients. Twenty-five patients (group 1) underwent the procedure without and 25 (group 2) with supplemental oxygen. The SaO2 declined from the baseline value of 96.4% to 92.08% in group 1 and to 94.88% in group 2 after bronchoscopy alone. The decline was also noted when ...

Ingestion of alkaline substances can cause mucosal damage and upper airway obstruction, which is a serious potentially fatal complication. An 80-year-old patient ingested small amount liquid presented to our hospital with burning sensations in the throat. Within two hours arrival, edema epiglottis rapidly worsened excessive secretion, resulting obstruction. We attempted intubate using fiberopti...

BACKGROUND Carinal hooks increases difficulty at endotracheal intubation. Amputation of the carinal hook during passage and malpositioning of the tube to the hook are some of the potential problems related with left-sided Carlens double lumen tube (DLT). This article reports an amputation of the hook during a difficult selective intubation and aimed at calling the attention to complications ass...

Non-resolving pneumonia are not so infrequent with a clinical scenario where multiple diagnostic modalities required to arrive at diagnosis. We aimed assess the role of fiberoptic bronchoscopy in early diagnosis non-resolving pneumonia. This is prospective observational study done department pulmonary medicine from January 2020 December 2020. 90 cases attending medicine, AMC were selected after...

Purpose: To explore respiratory allergen profile and the relation between the month of birth and allergen type in Duzce Province in Turkey. Method: The study was performed retrospectively. Between October 2011 and January 2017, 302 cases underwent in fiberoptic bronchoscopy were examined retrospectively. Among these, the characteristics of 7 female patients who applied to our clinic with turban...