Aamir Husain, Khalid Amin, Masood Javed, Hanif Nagra, Muhammad Zakria.
FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY.
Professional Med J Jan ;16(1):116-20.

Objectives: To demonstrate the usefulness of Bronchoscopy as a diagnostic tool in various pulmonary disorders. Design: Prospective study. Setting: Nawaz Medicare Hospital Faisalabad. Period: June 2004 to December 2007. Materials & Methods: This study was conducted on 52 patients, 37 were male & 15 were female. Their ages ranged from 26 to 85 years. These patients who under went Bronchoscopy were either suspected cases of bronchogenic carcinoma or had difficult to treat un-resolving pneumonias. Endobronchial biopsies and bronchial aspirates were obtained. Results: In the patients suspected of bronchogenic tumor 66.67% patients turned out to be positive on endobronchial biopsies. Bronchial aspirates were diagnostic in 73.32% cases of un-resolving pneumonias. The commonest symptoms in patients under going Bronchoscopy were haemoptysis and cough. Conclusion: Bronchoscopy is very useful in the diagnosis of suspected cases of bronchogenic carcinoma. Bronchial aspirates are helpful in the diagnosis of un-resolving pneumonias.

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