Bronchoscopic evaluation of 475 patients during 1982-89

ABSTRACT

A total of 475 patients were examined with fiberoptic Bronchoscope. Out of these 375 were male and 100 females, age from 10-89 years. 84 patients turned out to be carcinoma bronchus based on bronchoscopic findings. Majority of them were smokers. 237 cases were of inflammatory nature. Out of these 183 were male and 54 female. Majority of them were tuberculous in nature. Four patients were subsequently diagnosed as hydatid cysts, 3 female and one male. One female patient came with bronchospasm and bronchoscopic examination revealed foreign body [husk of sugar cane] impacting in the right main bronchus, it was removed bronchoscopically and patient got relief. The remaining 149 patients revealed no pathology