Endoscopic findings in patients with bronchiectasis an endemic zone of tuberculosis.
Journal Title: Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica - Year 2008, Vol 25, Issue 2
Abstract
Bronchiectasis is a common disorder in Peru due to its presence as tuberculosis sequel. It describes the most common findings in the flexible bronchoscopy in 101 patients previously diagnosed with bronchiectasis by chest X-ray and CT-scan in a general hospital from Lima. Most patients had a history as pulmonary tuberculosis (80%) and presented hemoptysis (67%) as a cause of consultation. The most significant finding the bronchoscopy were frequent in the deformation of the bronchial lumen by dilations and constrictions (100%), access of the bronchoscopy (6.0 mm of diameter) beyond the bronchi segment (98%), the coalescence of tracheal rings (97%) and longitudinal striations (13.9%). The first three findings must be considered as a proposal to determine the criteria for endoscopic diagnosis of this entity.
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Alfonzo Uribe-Barreto, Mónica Uribe-León, Américo Peña-Oscuvilca
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