Role of Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy in Patients with Hemoptysis and a Normal Chest Roentgenogram

CHEST Journal ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 87 (2) ◽  
pp. 142-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cary V. Jackson ◽  
Patrick J. Savage ◽  
Daniel L. Quinn
CHEST Journal ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 101 (5) ◽  
pp. 1211-1214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adelaida M. Miro ◽  
Eugene Gibilara ◽  
Steven Powell ◽  
Stephan L. Kamholz

2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elsa Guerreiro da Cunha Fragoso ◽  
José Manuel Rosal Gonçalves

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
James E. Tsang ◽  
June Sun ◽  
Gaik C. Ooi ◽  
Kenneth W. Tsang

Airway foreign bodies are a leading cause of death among children and require urgent recognition by medical personnel. While most cases are diagnosed readily from a clinical history of acute respiratory distress, some cases remain more indolent and present later. We report the case of a 7-year-old boy who aspirated a “LEGO” toy and presented with a week history of increasing respiratory distress compatible with known asthma. Despite a normal chest X-ray, a low-dose computed tomography showed the presence of a foreign body in the left main bronchus, which was subsequently removed by fiberoptic bronchoscopy. Our case serves to reemphasize the importance of considering airway foreign bodies as a cause of respiratory distress, especially in young children.


PEDIATRICS ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 87 (6) ◽  
pp. 897-899
Author(s):  
Jose A. Birriel ◽  
Jose A. Adams ◽  
Kunjana Mavunda ◽  
Sue Goldfinger ◽  
Donald Vernon ◽  
...  

Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage was performed in 16 pediatric patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and deterioration in pulmonary function suggestive of opportunistic infection. In 62% of the patients Pneumocystis carinii was identified. Culture results showed a pure growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa for one patient in addition to the Pneumocystis carinii. Bronchoscopy with lavage was well tolerated, with few complications even among patients with significant tachypnea and hypoxia. Because of its relative safety and effectiveness, this procedure should be considered the first invasive measurement used for evaluation of parenchymal lung disease in this population of patients.


2000 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 326
Author(s):  
Moo Il Kwon ◽  
Seok Hee Ham ◽  
Dong Ok Kim ◽  
Wha Ja Kang ◽  
Young Kyoo Choi ◽  
...  

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