title: [Bronchoscopic diagnosis of central lung cancer].
abstract: A comparative evaluation of diagnostic value of bronchioscopy was carried out by means of different models of rigid bronchoscopes and a bronchofibroscope in 356 patients with central cancer of the lung. Rigid bronchoscopes offer considerable advantages in diagnosing cancer of primary and lobular bronchi. Application of optical telescopes with rod-type lenses and flexible optical forceps increased the diagnostic efficiency of rigid bronchoscopes. Bronchofibroscopy improved the results of diagnosis of cancer of segmental bronchus.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D020680:Bronchoscopes; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging
vernacular_title: Bronkhoskopicheskaia diagnostika tsentral'nogo raka legkogo.