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Interventional BronchoscopyOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Introduction: The technical developments have led to bronchoscopy being used in complex diagnostic as well as therapeutic procedures. Interventional bronchoscopy is defined as diagnostic and invasive therapeutic interventions that extend beyond routine flexible bronchoscopy. Interventional bronchoscopy has come a long way with exciting new techniques added to the pulmonologist’s armamentarium encompassing both diagnostic as well as therapeutic procedures. Aims: 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. Methodology: 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 and December 2013 (retrospective part) or subsequently during period between January 2014 till June 2015 (prospective part) were included in the current study. The study included 180 patients, divided into 78 patients in the retrospective part and 102 patients in the prospective part. Results: One hundred and eighty patients fluffed the study inclusion criteria and were recruited from Bronchoscopy unit, Chest department, Ain Shams University during the study period. The retrospective part of the study (between January 2012 and December 2013) included 78 patients and prospective part of the study (between January 2014 till June 2015) included 102 patients. Conclusion: ITB is an effective and a promising treatment approach for palliative treatment of patients with malignant and benign CAO. Recommendations: Future researches are needed on larger number of patients and long study duration. High degree of suspicion of FB inhalation is critical for patients with unresolved chest symptoms.