Cryptogenic hemoptysis: role of fiberoptic bronchoscopy.
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci
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1990 Jul-Sep; 32(3): 149-52
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) was performed for recurrent hemoptysis in 79 patients with normal chest roentgenograms. Seventy per cent were females with a mean age of 31.93 years. Normal findings were obtained in 60 patients. In 19 patients with abnormal findings on bronchoscopy underlying malignant disease was discovered in 3 patients following bronchoscopy. All these patients were elderly male smokers. In three patients unexplained left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy was discovered. Thus, FOB as a diagnostic aid for cryptogenic hemoptysis is useful only in elderly male smokers.
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Respiratory Tract Diseases
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Aged
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Bronchoscopy
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Sex Factors
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Adult
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Fiber Optic Technology
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Hemoptysis
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci
Year:
1990
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Article
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