Thanks to Bronchoscopy, which is an indispensable diagnostic procedure in Chest Diseases, many diseases, especially
lung cancer, can be diagnosed.
With the help of Bronchoscopy, which is an extremely safe method and its usage area is increasing, in recent years, Lung Cancer and tumors can be detected and the opportunity for treatment
is expanding.
Bronchoscopy; Direct examination of the respiratory tract with an endoscopic camera with a light at its tip is called Bronchoscopy. It is a method used in the diagnosis and sometimes
treatment of many lung diseases. Flexible Bronchoscope is generally used in diagnostic procedures. It is applied by experienced and specialist physicians by entering the airways through the mouth or
nose.
Bronchoscopy method can be applied to the following patients;
- Abnormal chest x-ray
patients whose appearance was detected but could not be diagnosed by other methods
- Those who produce bloody sputum
- Those who have a suspicion of lung cancer on chest X-ray or tomography and all kinds of tests have been performed (allergy, reflux, sinusitis, etc.). ) Those who complain of cough for which the cause cannot be found
- Those who have tumor cells in their sputum
- Patients who are being followed up for lung cancer and have a foreign object stuck in their windpipe
- Patients who have a cough complaint that does not improve after 10 days
- For patients with permanent hoarseness, fluid accumulation in the lungs and weight loss
- For tumors that cause obstruction in the trachea and bronchi, patients who need to open an airway by shrinking the tumor
Bronchoscopy The procedure is done with a tool we call Bronchoscope. Bronchoscope; It is a long, bendable, thin pencil-thick tube with a bright light at the end. This
tube is easily inserted through the nose or mouth because it is bendable. When looking through the lensed
part of the tube, the doctor can see various parts of the respiratory tract clearly and brightly. Thus, it is determined whether there is a disease in the respiratory tract or lungs.
In addition to observation during bronchoscopy; 'A channel tool that goes through the bronchoscope
Phlegm, blood and secretions inside the respiratory tract can be sucked out with a suction device called an aspirator. These examinations provide a very important diagnostic opportunity.
A small piece of tissue is taken from a diseased focus
using a bendable wire with a small forceps at the end. This piece of tissue is sent to the laboratory and examined under a microscope. The pathological finding obtained by
biopsy is very important in the diagnosis of diseases, especially lung cancer.
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