A patient with prior GBF and new-onset hemoptysis was diagnosed as having recurrent GBF by measurement of bronchial secretion pH. This is a previously unreported means of diagnosing this process. Bronchoscopic findings were substantiated by upper GI contrast study and surgical findings.

BACKGROUND Chest tube drainage (CTD) is an indication for the treatment of pneumothorax, hemothroax and is used after a thoracic surgery. But, in the case of incomplete lung expansion, and/or persistent air leak from CTD, medical or surgical thoracoscopy or, if that is unavailable, limited thoracotomy, should be considered. We evaluate the efficacy of bronchoscopic injection of ethanolamine to ...

BACKGROUND The role of routine chest radiography (CXR) after percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) has been questioned. METHODS We performed a prospective observational study, on a mixed medical/surgical critical care unit in a university teaching hospital. We studied all patients undergoing PDT as part of their critical care management from November 1, 2003 until July 31, 2007. All PD...

The curative potential of bronchoscopic intervention, e.g. photodynamic therapy (PDT) and brachytherapy, for resectable radiographically occult lung cancer has been reported previously. Bronchoscopic electrocautery is currently feasible using an insulated flexible bronchoscope to coagulate and vaporize tumour tissue. Since the lesions are usually small, noninvasive bronchoscopic electrocautery ...

BACKGROUND Most complications of percutaneous tracheostomy are caused by failure to cannulate the trachea and injury to surrounding structures. Traditionally, the procedure has been performed under bronchoscopic assistance, which may interfere with the patient's ventilation and is cumbersome. A modification was described in which the subcutaneous tissue is bluntly dissected with a hemostat down...

The role of bronchoscopic management in post-tuberculosis tracheobronchial stenosis is not well defined. To investigate the role of bronchoscopic intervention, including silicone stenting, in the management of post-tuberculosis tracheobronchial stenosis, the current retrospective study was conducted at a tertiary referral hospital. Under rigid bronchoscopy, 80 patients underwent ballooning, neo...

A 55-year-old man presented with massive hemoptysis following coronary artery bypass grafting and repair of a left ventricular aneurysm. Radiological and bronchoscopic examinations revealed no bronchial cause. The findings of computed tomography (CT) of the chest and echocardiography showed a pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle. Surgical exploration confirmed that the pseudoaneurysm communicat...

BACKGROUND Propofol is a fast-acting intravenous sedative that has advantages as a procedural sedative over traditional regimens. It has been shown to have a similar safety profile to traditional sedating medications in the setting of gastroenterologic endoscopy. Nurse-administered propofol sedation is given by a specially-trained nurse, without anesthesiologist involvement. OBJECTIVES We hav...

INTRODUCTION Study of clinical profile of the patients and diagnostic yield of the selected bronchoscopic procedures gives us important information in clinical decision making and better patient care. There are hardly very few studies regarding these entities. Therefore, we decided to study clinical characteristics and outcomes of the patients who underwent bronchoscopic evaluation in our setti...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the role of bronchoscopic intervention in the management of postoperative tracheobronchial stenosis, a retrospective study was performed at a tertiary referral hospital. METHODS Thirty patients who underwent 106 bronchoscopic interventions between January 2000 and July 2010, including ballooning, bouginage, Nd:YAG laser resection, and stent insertion, were included a...