Actual contribution of bronchology to the management of lung diseases.
The paper reports on bronchoscopic examinations carried out at the Department of Bronchoscopy, Clinic of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, in the period of 1977 to 1987. The applicability of individual bronchoscopic methods is evaluated. Advantages and limitations of the rigid bronchoscope and the fibrescope, techniques of removal of material for cytologic and other examinations are discussed. It is stressed that the most frequent indication for bronchoscopy is suspected bronchial carcinoma with increasing incidence.
Kolek
V
V
Medical Faculty, Palacký Univesity, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia.
Kroutilová
J
J
Ostádal
O
O
Kolár
Z
Z
Dusková
M
M
Zák
J
J
D001999:Bronchoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*