FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY

DIAGNOSTIC ROLE, ALOCAL EXPERIENCE

Abstract

O b j e c t i v e s : To demonstrate the usefulness of Bronchoscopy as a diagnostic tool in various pulmonary disorders. D e s i g n :
Prospective study. Setting: Nawaz Medicare Hospital Faisalabad. Period: June 2004 to December 2007. Materials & M e t h o d s : 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. R e s u l t s : 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. C o n c l u s i o n : Bronchoscopy is very useful in the diagnosis
of suspected cases of bronchogenic carcinoma. Bronchial aspirates are helpful in the diagnosis of un-resolving pneumonias.