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Pages 210-214 (September - October 1986)
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Vol. 22. Issue 5.
Pages 210-214 (September - October 1986)
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Hemoptisis con radiologia de torax normal: indicacion de la broncofibroscopia
Hemoptysis with normal radiologic findings: indication for fiberoptic bronchoscopy
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J. Boldu Mitjans, P. Caballero Garcia, F.J. Orriols Martinez, A. Ladaria Ferrer, E. Lopez-Bermejo Muñoz, F. De La Calle Del Moral
Sección de Neumología. Servicio de Radiología. Hospital de la S.S. Virgen de Lluch. Palma de Mallorca
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Se revisan retrospectivamente 118 pacientes sometidos a broncofibroscopia para estudio de hemoptisis con radiología torácica normal, vistos en nuestro servicio en los cuatro últimos años.

Las causas inflamatorias fueron las más frecuentes (67%), destacando la baja incidencia de neoplasia de pulmón (1,7%). Otros diagnósticos de baja incidencia fueron los de cuerpo extraño endobronquial, papilomatosis laríngea, hamartoma traqueal, bronquiectasias y endometriosis. Un 24% no tuvieron diagnóstico preciso.

Destaca como riesgo la malignidad la edad superior a 40 años, el tabaquismo y la persistencia de la hemoptisis, así como la presencia de un cuadro clínicc sospechoso. Se comenta la literatura sobre el tema y se discute la escasa rentabilidad de la broncofibroscopia en estos pacientes para detectar cánceres ocultos y se sugiere que ciertos enfermos pueden ser controlados con radiología y citología de esputo sin precisar de broncofibroscopia para su estudio inicial.

The authors prospectively reviewed 118 patients who undenvent fíberoptic bronchoscopy for hemoptysis with normal chest radiologic findings at their Service over the past 4 years.

The most frequent cause was inflammation (67%) while there was only a very low incidence of neoplasms of the lung (1.7%). Other infrequent diagnoses included endobronchial foreing bodies, laryngeal papillomatosis, tracheal hamartomas, bronchiectasis and endometriosis. In 24% no exact diagnosis could be established.

Among high risk factors for malignancy are age over 40, smoking and the persistence of hemoptysis as well as suspicious clinical signs. The pertinent literature is discussed as is the low rate of success of fiberoptic bronchoscopy for the detection of occult cancer in these patients and it is suggested that certain patients may be controlled by radiology and sputum cytology without fiberoptic bronchoscopy in the initial study.

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