Cryptogenic hemoptysis: role of fiberoptic bronchoscopy.
Fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) was performed for recurrent hemoptysis in 79 patients with normal chest roentgenograms. Seventy per cent were females with a mean age of 31.93 years. Normal findings were obtained in 60 patients. In 19 patients with abnormal findings on bronchoscopy underlying malignant disease was discovered in 3 patients following bronchoscopy. All these patients were elderly male smokers. In three patients unexplained left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy was discovered. Thus, FOB as a diagnostic aid for cryptogenic hemoptysis is useful only in elderly male smokers.
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Respiratory Laboratory, Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi.
Goel
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Singla
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D012737:Sex Factors