[Diagnostic usefulness of the bronchoscopy for pulmonary tuberculosis].
We have experienced 83 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in last 22 months. A rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis was established in 14 (16.9%) out of 83 patients by bronchoscopic examinations. Out of 30 bronchoscopic examinations, exacerbation of the chest X-ray findings was seen in 4 patients, however there was no significant unfavourable effects on the results of treatment. A survey on the use of bronchoscopy for diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis was undertaken through a questionnaire distributed to about 90 hospitals in Japan. Only a few exacerbation was experienced by TBLB, BAL, etc., in some hospitals. Above results suggests that bronchoscopy is a useful procedure for the rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis.
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D001706:Biopsy; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis*