[Our experience with bronchofibroscopy].
Five hundred and eighty three broncho-fibroscopies were performed by the authors. Tumoural pathology represents 60% of diagnostic indications. Histological samples have a satisfying yield : 72.4% for the whole tumoural pathology, 80% for primitive bronchial tumours. The comparison with the results of sampling done by bronchoscopy is in favour of broncho-fibroscopy, especially for distal localizations (62% of positive results against 47%). In respiratory intensive care, a place of its own should be given to bronchoaspiration, where this technique of tracheo-bronchial clearing seems well adapted.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis
Notre expérience de la broncho-fibroscopie.