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Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery > Volume 26(1); 1983 > Article
Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1983;26(1): 112-7.
A Clinical Study on Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy
Sang Ki Lee, MD, Wan Kyo Jeong, MD, Jeong Bae Kim, MD, Dong Seok Kil, MD, Kyung Kyoon Oh, MD, and Choong Hwan Kim, MD
Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Chung Ang University, Korea
화이버기관지경 검사의 임상통계학적 고찰
이상기 · 정완교 · 김정배 · 길동석 · 오경균 · 김중환
중앙대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실
ABSTRACT

This report was attemped to analyze 55 cases of fiberoptic bronchoscopy during the period of 3 years from Feb. 1978 till 1981 in Chung Ang University Hospital. The results were as follows ; 1) The age distribution : Most common age group was 5th decade (15 cases, 27.2%) and the other age groups showed relatively even distribution. 2) The ratio of male to female ; 3 : 1. 3) The chief complaints were presented in following order ; cough (52%), hemoptysis (25%), dyspnea (23.6%), chest pain (18%), chest discomfort (9%). 4) Direct smear of bronchoscopic aspiration materials ; Not found 33 cases (60%) were the most common finding. In the founded bacteria, Gram positive cocci 2 cases (3.6%), Gram negative cocci 2 cases (3.6%), Gram positive bacilli 1 cases (1.8%), Gram negative bacilli 2 cases (3.6%), mixed form 15 cases (27.2%) were presented. 5) Bacterial culture of bronchoscopic aspiration materials : No growth 28 cases (50.9%) were most common finding. In the bacterial growth, alpha hemolytic Streptococci 10 cases (18.2%), Neisseria group 7 cases (12.7%). Klebsiella 2 cases (3.6%), Pseudomonas 2 cases (3.6%), mixed culture 6 cases (10.9%) were presented. 6) The diagnosis of bronchoscopic appearance, laboratory exam, and pathologic exam. Of biopsy specimens ; primary carcinoma of bronchus 21 cases (38.1%), pulmonary tuberculosis 8 cases (14.5%), bronchitis 7 cases (12.7%).

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