Diagnostic role of fibreoptic bronchoscopy in pulmonary tuberculosis | Zendy

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Diagnostic role of fibreoptic bronchoscopy in pulmonary tuberculosis

Author(s) -

K. S. Dasgupta,

Pravin Mundada,

Namrata Soni

Publication year - 2000

Publication title -

indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229

H-Index - 22

eISSN - 2231-3796

pISSN - 0973-7707

DOI - 10.1007/bf02991474

Subject(s) - medicine , bronchoscopy , tuberculosis , otorhinolaryngology , sputum , biopsy , pulmonary tuberculosis , radiology , pneumonia , surgery , pathology

Fibreoptic bronchoscopy with bronchial aspiration* washings and biopsy was performed in 104 patients suspected clinically and radio logically of having pulmonary tuberculosis diagnostic yield in 9230% (96/104) cases. Diagnostic yield for tuberculosis was in 69.22% (72/104)cases, it includes positive aspiration and washings smear in 38.46%(40/l04) patients,positive mycobacteriai culture alone in 26.92% (28/104) casesandpositive biopsy in 3*84% (4/ 104) patients, Non-tuberculous conditions like pneumonia and bronchogenic carcinoma were diagnosed in 19.23% (20/104) cases and 3.84% (4/104) cases respectively. These results suggest that in areas with high prevalence of tuberculosis, bronchoscopy should be performed for early diagnosis and initiation of therapy in sputum smear-negative cases of pulmonary tuberculosis.

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