Outcomes of Interventional Therapeutic Bronchoscopy in a Dedicated Bronchoscopy Unit

Amr Mohamed Awad Tag Eldin;

Abstract


Interventional therapeutic bronchoscopy (ITB) is an evolving field within pulmonary medicine that focuses on application of advanced bronchoscopic techniques for the treatment of various malignant and non malignant airway disorders.
Tracheobronchial foreign body inhalation (TFBI) is a common and serious problem that occurs much more common in children than in adults.
The present study aimed to study the outcomes of ITB in a dedicated bronchoscopy unit as regard bronchoscopic outcomes of the two main practices: Central (benign or malignant) airway obstruction (CAO) and foreign body (FB) extraction.
This was a retrospective-prospective study design initiated in January 2014 in which patients undergoing ITB in Bronchoscopy unit, Chest department, Ain shams university previously during period between January 2012


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Title Outcomes of Interventional Therapeutic Bronchoscopy in a Dedicated Bronchoscopy Unit
Other Titles نتائج المنظار الشعبي التداخلي العلاجي في وحدة المناظير
Authors Amr Mohamed Awad Tag Eldin
Issue Date 2017

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