Five hundred eighty patients underwent diagnostic flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy: during June 1988 to March 1993 at the bronchoscopy center of Kerman university of medical sciences. Seventy six specimens were obtained from patients with bronchogenic carcinoma and 155 from patients with benign disease of the lung. The efficiency of brushing and washing techniques was compared with forceps b...

A transcutaneous oxygen sensor was used to detect the development of hypoxemia in patients undergoing fiberoptic bronchoscopy. Measurements of transcutaneous PO2 (tcPO2) correlated well with arterial PO2 (PaO2), and correctly detected all instances when PaO2 was less than 65 mm Hg. The sensor was noninvasive and caused no adverse effects.

The introduction of the flexible bronchoscope by Dr. Ikeda in 1968 revolutionized bronchoscopy around the world. Initially, bronchoscopy was performed by surgical specialists with a rigid scope only in highly specialized centers, and the main indication was for therapeutic purposes. In the 1970s, flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FFB) was learned by pulmonologists and surgical specialists and p...

INTRODUCTION A tracheobronchial foreign body is a rarely mentioned cause of massive hemoptysis. Although an aspirated toothpick is a well-known cause of traumatic injury to the respiratory tract, a similar device called a dental floss pick, which is much larger than a toothpick, has never been described as a tracheobronchial foreign body. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case of massive hemoptys...

Objective: To review the clinical presentation, radiology, microbiology, and response to therapy of patients with chronic bacterial pneumonia. Design: A retrospective analysis. Setting: An urban tertiary care medical center. Participants: One hundred fifteen patients with pulmonary and/or constitutional symptoms of at least 1 month's duration with 4,000 or more colony-forming units (CFUs) of a ...

Percutaneous tracheostomy has replaced the surgical approach in many intensive care unit patients. In this case report, we present the use of percutaneous tracheostomy on a patient with mandibulo-maxillary interfixation. A 19-year-old male with severe maxillofacial injuries underwent mandibulo-maxillary interfixation. Percutaneous tracheostomy was planned. Because of the mandibulo-maxillary int...