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Endoscopy 1983; 15(1): 1-3
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1018594
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The Surgeon's Use of the Rigid and Flexible Bronchoscopes in the Diagnosis of Bronchial Carcinoma

M.H. Ashraf, R.K. Walesby, M.P. Shepherd, H.C. Nohl-Oser
  • Thoracic Surgical Unit, Harefield Hospital, Harefield, Middlesex, England
Based on the paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland in Lausanne, September 1980.
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17 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

The results of a prospective study comparing the rigid and flexible fibreoptic bronchoscopic techniques in the diagnosis and assessment of bronchial carcinoma are reported. One hundred and nine patients underwent fibreoptic bronchoscopy and these were compared with a similar group of 111 patients in whom the rigid bronchoscope was used. Bronchoscopic diagnosis of malignancy was achieved in 73.4 % of patients in the fibreoptic group and in 73 % using the rigid bronchoscope.

Key words:

Bronchial carcinoma - Flexible bronchoscopes - Rigid bronchoscopes