During 2016 we have made 167 survey bronchoscopy (101 males & 66 females),they
had been done by flexible fibroscope (pentaxTM) slim diameter .
Patients has prepared for the endoscopy by local anesthesia on nose ,pharynx and
larynx using Lidocaine
.In few particular cases , the sedation has been done by Midazolam
(5mg) intravenous .
The endoscopy's tolerance was good and no complication that require recovery
occurred .
The indications of the endoscopy were suspected malignancy, 49 cases had
diagnosed in the rate of 56.3%. The disorders had been diagnosed and isolated in the case
of suspected infections in 11 patients in the rate of 45.8%.The tuberculosis had been
diagnosed in 9 patients in the rate of 42.8%.
In hemoptysis cases ,bleeding site and causing factor had causing factor had been
detected in 12 patients in rate of 63%.
In chronic cough cases, the diagnosis had been confirmed in 4 patients in the rate of
50%.
In case of interstitial pulmonary lesions , the diagnosis had been confirmed in 4
patients in the rate of 50%.
After the study ,we emphasize the importance of broncoscopy as survey diagnostic
instrument especially in malignancy cases , other negative tests (blood, sputum ), suspected
infections , tuberculosis ,hemoptysis cases and interstitial lesions .Especially it is external
good tolerances procedure with rare complication.
