title: [Our experience using autofluorescence bronchoscopy].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Lung cancer is responsible for most cancer deaths in the world. The main reason for the poor prognosis is late diagnosis. Many patients could be successfully treated in early stage.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The authors performed 369 bronchological examination on 336 patients using autofluorescence bronchoscopy between 1998 and 2003 to detect preinvasive lesions and early forms of lung cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  Storz D-Light autofluorescence system has been used to perform the examinations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In one third of these patients invasive lung cancer developed during follow-up. Combining traditional white light and autofluorescence technique 50% more intraepithelial lesions have been observed and sensitivity has been increased by 69% compared to the lone use of white light bronchoscopy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Supported by most international studies these results emphasise that autofluorescence bronchoscopy has a major role in the early diagnosis of preinvasive bronchial lesions and may help in the prevention and early therapy of lung cancer.
authors.affiliation: Pest Megyei Tüdogyógyintézet, Törökbálint.
authors.forename: Gábor
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kovács
authors.forename: Edit
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dulka
authors.forename: Zsuzsanna
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Márk
authors.forename: Judit
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moldvay
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Morócz
authors.forename: Zsuzsanna
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Putz
authors.forename: János
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Strausz
mesh_terms: D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005453:Fluorescence; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests
vernacular_title: Autofluoreszcens bronchoszkópiával szerzett tapasztalataink.