The introduction of the flexible bronchoscope by Dr. Ikeda in 1968 revolutionized bronchoscopy around the world. Initially, bronchoscopy was performed by surgical specialists with a rigid scope only in highly specialized centers, and the main indication was for therapeutic purposes. In the 1970s, flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FFB) was learned by pulmonologists and surgical specialists and p...

OBJECTIVE To review the safety, indications, complications of flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopies performed at university teaching hospital, and to correlate the bronchoscopic findings with radiology, histology, and history of smoking. METHODS A total of 124 consecutive flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopies were reviewed in the last 3 years. A special form that contains personal data, indications...

  Five hundred eighty patients underwent diagnostic flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy: during June 1988 to March 1993 at the bronchoscopy center of Kerman university of medical sciences. Seventy six specimens were obtained from patients with bronchogenic carcinoma and 155 from patients with benign disease of the lung. The efficiency of brushing and washing techniques was compared with forceps b...

INTRODUCTION A tracheobronchial foreign body is a rarely mentioned cause of massive hemoptysis. Although an aspirated toothpick is a well-known cause of traumatic injury to the respiratory tract, a similar device called a dental floss pick, which is much larger than a toothpick, has never been described as a tracheobronchial foreign body. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case of massive hemoptys...

OBJECTIVE To describe our experience with ketamine sedation during infant flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy. DESIGN Retrospective chart review. Infants were sedated with midazolam and ketamine with or without fentanyl. The sedation regimen, final procedure performed, procedure duration, and complications were recorded. Complication rates between infants 6 months of age and b...

Although histoplasmosis is the most common fungal infection of the lungs in the United States, there are no reports evaluating the efficacy of fiberoptic bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of this disease. We reviewed all cases of histoplasmosis diagnosed at our institution from 1972 to 1987. Of 469 patients, 71 underwent fiberoptic bronchoscopy and had culture/histologic proof of histoplasmosis est...

The aim of this study was to retrospectively review the indications, results and complications of flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FFB) in an University teaching Hospital. Also, we present the radiological findings for the major causes according to computed tomography of the chest performed within 48 h of fiberoptic bronchoscopy. A total of 4,098 FFBs were performed from January 1, 2003 to Dec...

OBJECTIVE: To report 21 yrs of experience with pediatric flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy in infants and children, explore newer applications, delineate potential complications, and make recommendations for its future application. DESIGN: Retrospective review. SETTING: A 20-bed pediatric critical care unit in a tertiary care, university-based children's hospital. PATIENTS: A total of 2,836 pedi...