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8778464

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-9-13
pubmed:abstractText
The value of fiberoptic bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of solitary pulmonary nodules was studied. The subjects were 59 patients with chest-roentgenographic evidence of a solitary pulmonary nodule 2 cm or less in diameter. Definitive diagnoses were made in 34 patients (57.6%). Primary lung care was diagnosed 21 of 32 patients (65.6%), pulmonary tuberculosis in 7 of 12 (58.3%), metastatic lung cancer in 3 of 5 (60%), old lesions in 3 of 5 (60%), and pulmonary filariasis in 0 of 1 (0%). The diagnostic sensitivity of transbronchial biopsy was superior to that of curettage, and combining the two techniques further improved the diagnostic yield. Bronchial lavage was not effective for diagnosis of lung cancer, but was effective for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. Diagnostic yield was less for nodules in upper lobes than for those in other lobes, and most malignant tumors that were not diagnosed from the results of fiberoptic bronchoscopy were in upper lobes. We conclude that combining various fiberoptic bronchoscopic procedures can improve the diagnostic yield in patients with small pulmonary nodules. CT-guided needle biopsy and video-assisted thoracoscopic biopsy are two such procedures. Early diagnosis of small pulmonary nodules requires a skilled bronchoscopist who can choose the most appropriate method for biopsy.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0301-1542
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
266-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
[Clinical evaluation of fiberoptic bronchoscopy for the diagnosis of solitary pulmonary nodules 2 cm or less in diameter of chest roentgenogram].
pubmed:affiliation
First Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, English Abstract