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Ann Thorac Surg 1973;16:163-171
© 1973 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Flexible Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy

L. Penfield Faber, M.D.*, David O. Monson, M.D., Joseph J. Amato, M.D., Robert J. Jensik, M.D.

From the Section of Thoracic Surgery of the Department of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Ill

* Address reprint requests to Dr. Faber, Director, Section of Thoracic Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, 1753 W. Congress Pkwy., Chicago, Ill. 60612.

The flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope has become an invaluable diagnostic and therapeutic instrument in the management of pulmonary disease. Advantages over the conventional rigid bronchoscope include airway examination to the subsegmental level, increased accuracy of diagnosis in pulmonary malignancy, patient comfort, ease of bedside examination, and atraumatic aspiration of postoperative secretions. Disadvantages include cost, inability to remove foreign bodies, and lack of a satisfactory technique for infant endoscopy. The extended range of diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities of the flexible bronchoscope makes it an important instrument for the thoracic surgeon.




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