Brush and forceps biopsies were done consecutively in 186 cases of pulmonary neoplasia
with a flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope guided by x‐ray television fluoroscopy. Imprint and …

We studied 46 patients, 26 with central visible tumors and 20 with peripheral nodules (in
these, biplane fluoroscopic guidance was used), to determine the optimal number of forceps …

Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopic examination was performed 254 times in 228 patients in a
prospective study to determine what specimens would give the greatest yield in the …

Background: The question of which combination of procedures gives the best diagnostic
yield following fiberoptic bronchoscopy is controversial. Objectives: To evaluate the value of …

Evaluation of data from fiberoptic bronchoscopic procedures revealed that for peripheral
bronchogenic carcinomas, the diagnostic yield was influenced by the size of the lesion and …

Fibreoptic bronchoscopic cytodiagnosis by washings and brushings and histodiagnosis by
forceps biopsy were studied in 484 Chinese patients with bronchial carcinoma. When the …

A total of 562 patients with lung cancer was evaluated by fibreoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) by
three bronchoscopic diagnostic procedures: biopsy, bronchial brushing and bronchial …

To improve the efficacy of fibreoptic bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of peripheral lung
cancer, we evaluated the effectiveness of various techniques for obtaining samples for …

The findings in bronchial biopsy specimens obtained at fibreoptic bronchoscopy in 271
patients with bronchial carcinoma were reviewed. Fifty-nine per cent of 703 specimens taken …

Forty-eight patients underwent flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopic examination under
fluoroscopic guidance, with biopsy and brushing of an endoscopically invisible primary …