Flexible Fiberoptic Bronchoscope
Authors: JOSEPH F. SMIDDY
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1971)

Letters, Comments and Corrections1 December 1971Flexible Fiberoptic BronchoscopeJOSEPH F. SMIDDY, M.D., WILLIAM E. RUTH, M.D., F.A.C.P., GERALD R. KERBY, M.D., F.A.C.P., LOWELL E. RENZ, M.D., CLIFFORD RAUCHER, M.D.JOSEPH F. SMIDDY, M.D., WILLIAM E. RUTH, M.D., F.A.C.P., GERALD R. KERBY, M.D., F.A.C.P., LOWELL E. RENZ, M.D., CLIFFORD RAUCHER, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-75-6-971 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: The availability of a flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope has extended the area of the bronchial tree that can be examined, by several orders of branching and with improved quality of image. The controllable tip readily permits examination of the upper lobes. A 1-mm diameter channel permits instillation of anesthetic or lavaging solutions, insertion of brush or forceps biopsy instruments, and aspiration of secretions. Used transnally, this bronchoscope is now preferred for diagnostic bronchoscopy in our hospital and at the University of Kansas. We are currently training physicians from the National Heart and Lung Institute and Georgetown Hospital who...References1. IKEDA S, YANAI N, and ISHIKAWA S: Flexible bronchofiberscope. Keio J Med 17:1-16, 1968 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. IKEDA S: Flexible bronchofiberscope. Meeting of the American Broncho-Esophagological Association, Hollywood Beach, Fla., 20-21 April 1970 CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. SMIDDY J, KERBY G, and RUTH W: The flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope in pulmonary diagnosis and therapy. The 30th VA—Armed Forces Pulmonary Disease Research Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, 26 January 1971 Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: JOSEPH F. SMIDDY, M.D.; WILLIAM E. RUTH, M.D., F.A.C.P.; GERALD R. KERBY, M.D., F.A.C.P.; LOWELL E. RENZ, M.D.; CLIFFORD RAUCHER, M.D.Affiliations: Section for Pulmonary Diseases Department of Internal Medicine University of Kansas Medical Center Kansas City, Kans. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPediatric Bronchoscopy: A Personal Odyssey Through 5 DecadesBronchoscopy: Oral or Nasal Insertion?Bronchoalveolar Lavage in AsthmaThe Bronchoscopy SurveyFlexible Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy in the Intensive Care UnitThe Safety of Outpatient Transbronchial BiopsyAlterations in Pulmonary Mechanics and Gas Exchange during Routine Fiberoptic BronchoscopyPercutaneous Needle Biopsy of Pulmonary TumoursINVASIVE PROCEDURES FOR DIAGNOSING PULMONARY INFECTIONFlexible Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy in the Critically Ill PatientBronchial Brushing in Bronchogenic CarcinomaFlexible fiberoptic bronchoscopyTransbronchial Lung Biopsy for SarcoidosisTransbronchial Lung Biopsy via the Fiberoptic BronchoscopeOral Introduction of the Flexible BronchoscopeManagement of Arterial Hypoxemia Induced by Fiberoptic BronchoscopyThe Effect of Bronchofiberscopic Examination on Oxygenation StatusA ventilator adapter for fibreoptic bronchoscopyFiberoptic and Rigid Bronchoscopy: The State of the ArtThe Evaluation of Hemoptysis with Fiberoptic BronchoscopyUse of the Bronchofiberscope for Bronchial Brush BiopsyFlexible Fiberoptic BronchoscopyFiberoptic Bronchoscopy in Acute Respiratory Failure in the AdultAppropriate Alternatives to Open Thoracotomy for Diagnosis of Pulmonary LesionsEndotracheal Tube BronchoscopyROBERT H. RICHARDSON, M.D. 1 December 1971Volume 75, Issue 6Page: 971-972KeywordsAnestheticsBiopsyBronchoscopyHeartLungs ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1971 PDF downloadLoading ...