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...

Background: The purpose of this systematic review was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of axial thoracic CT, other imaging techniques and image reconstruction algorithms with the endoscopic findings of Fiberopptic Bronchoscopy (FOB), in patients with newly detected endobronchial lesions. Methods: A systematic review of the literature for retrospective and prospective studies was performed. Ar...

OBJECTIVES To determine the value and safety of fiberoptic bronchoscopy in neonatal and pediatric intensive care units (NICUs, PICUs). SUBJECT AND METHODS A total of 53 fiberoptic bronchoscopy procedures on 47 patients were reviewed. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was performed in 23 patients. RESULTS The primary diseases were pneumonia (n = 16), foreign body aspiration (n = 14), congenital a...

Recurrent pulmonary infections are common among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Imaging of the thorax beyond a routine chest radiograph, such as computed tomography imaging, should be considered for these patients. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy should also be considered for these patients, especially in cases in which respiratory cultures do not provide guidance for antibiotic th...

Fiberoptic bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage are often followed by the development of fever and other influenza-like symptoms. We report the onset of these symptoms in a healthy volunteer following bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage; the symptoms were temporally associated with the dramatic elevation of serum levels of tumor necrosis factor. Our observations suggest that tumor necros...

Airway difficulties are a major concern for anesthesiologists. Even though fiberoptic intubation is the generally accepted method for management of difficult airways, it is not without disadvantages-requires patient cooperation, and cannot be performed on soiled airway or upper airways with pre-existing narrowing pathology. Additionally, fiberoptic bronchoscopy is not available at every medical...

Fiberoptic bronchoscopy was performed in 30 cases of suspected pulmonary tuberculosis. Sputum was negative for tubercle bacilli in all the patients, but in specimens obtained at bronchoscopy tubercle bacilli were found in 86.6%. By postbronchoscopy sputum smear examination tubercle bacilli were detected in 73.3% of the cases.