Fibrebronchoscopy in pulmonary sarcoidosis--an Indian experience.

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dc.contributor.authorPant, Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorChawla, Ren_US
dc.contributor.authorShah, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorGaur, S Nen_US
dc.contributor.authorBhagat, Ren_US
dc.contributor.authorBhatia, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorJaggi, O Pen_US
dc.date.accessioned1990-10-01en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T10:27:13Z
dc.date.available1990-10-01en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-27T10:27:13Z
dc.date.issued1990-10-01en_US
dc.description.abstractTwenty-four patients suspected to have sarcoidosis were subjected to fibrebronchoscopy. Histopathological support for the diagnosis was ultimately obtained in 20 patients. Fibrebronchoscopy provided the diagnosis in 17 patients, while histopathological confirmation was obtained from extrapulmonary biopsy sites in 3 patients. Transbronchial lung biopsy, attempted without fluoroscopic guidance, revealed non-caseating granulomata in 15 patients. The only complication encountered was a small pneumothorax, not requiring intervention, in one patient. Lack of fluoroscopic guidance did not compromise the diagnostic yield or increase the complication rate of the procedure. Bronchial biopsy confirmed the diagnosis in 2 patients with a non-specific lung biopsy. It was positive in 6 of 8 patients with an abnormal appearing mucosa and in 5 of 12 patients with a normal bronchial tree. Random bronchial biopsy in all patients, irrespective of mucosal changes, made an important contribution to the yield of fibrebronchoscopy. Fibrebronchoscopy confirmed the diagnosis of tuberculosis in 2 patients with an atypical radiological picture, thereby differentiating the two conditions which occasionally mimic each other.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Clinical Research, V.P. Chest Institute, University of Delhi.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPant K, Chawla R, Shah A, Gaur SN, Bhagat R, Bhatia A, Jaggi OP. Fibrebronchoscopy in pulmonary sarcoidosis--an Indian experience. The Indian Journal of Chest Diseases & Allied Sciences. 1990 Oct-Dec; 32(4): 199-203en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/30078
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://medind.nic.in/iae/iaem.shtmlen_US
dc.subject.meshBiopsyen_US
dc.subject.meshBronchoscopyen_US
dc.subject.meshFiber Optic Technologyen_US
dc.subject.meshGranuloma --diagnosisen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndiaen_US
dc.subject.meshLung Diseases --diagnosisen_US
dc.subject.meshSarcoidosis --diagnosisen_US
dc.subject.meshTuberculosis --diagnosisen_US
dc.titleFibrebronchoscopy in pulmonary sarcoidosis--an Indian experience.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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