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FIBEROPTIC-BRONCHOSCOPY


check date: 25/08/2001
checker: Pamela
subject field: medicine: diagnostic procedure
origination date: 15/01/2001
originator: Claudia

Conceptual Structures
ISABRONCHOSCOPY
FIBEROPTIC-ENDOSCOPY
ANCESTORSALL
BRONCHOSCOPY
DIAGNOSTIC-PROCEDURE
ENDOSCOPY
EVENT
FIBEROPTIC-ENDOSCOPY
HEALTH-SERVE
INVASIVE-DIAGNOSTIC-TEST
MEDICAL-SERVE
PROFESSIONAL-SERVICE-EVENT
SERVICE-EVENT
SOCIAL-EVENT
WORK-ACTIVITY
RELATIONSDIAGNOSTIC-TEST-FOR : BRONCHIOLALVEOLAR-LUNG-CANCER
INSTRUMENT : FIBEROPTIC-ENDOSCOPE
LOCATION : BRONCHIUM
PURPOSE : BIOPSY


English
fiberoptic bronchoscopyterm type: main entry term
part of speech: noun
number: singular
reliability code: 10
definition: type of bronchoscopy using a flexible fiberoptic endoscope and providing a means of better approach, better yield and better management of patients with different pulmonary disorders. The procedure is easy to perform, safe in ill and elderly patients, accepted by patients, provides direct visualization of segmental and sub-segmental bronchi and is associated with few complications, usually minor, which do not endanger the life of patients. The most valuable application of bronchoscopy lies in the diagnosis of lung cancer, pulmonary tuberculosis, bronchiectasis and interstitial lung disease. (en)
context (x): I_fipbrs.txt

originator: Arianne
origination date: 07/05/2002
FOBterm type: acronym
part of speech: noun
number: singular
reliability code: 10
cross-reference: definition: FIBEROPTIC-BRONCHOSCOPY

context (x):
I_fipbrs.txt

originator: Arianne
origination date: 07/05/2002
flexible bronchoscopyterm type: synonym
part of speech: noun
number: singular
reliability code: 10
cross-reference: definition: FIBEROPTIC-BRONCHOSCOPY

fibrebronchoscopyterm type: synonym
part of speech: noun
number: singular
reliability code: 10
cross-reference: definition: FIBEROPTIC-BRONCHOSCOPY

Spanish
fibrobroncoscopia term type: main entry term
part of speech: noun
gender: feminine
number: singular
reliability code: 10
definition: broncoscopia de la tráquea y los bronquios mediante un sistema a base de fibras ópticas. El intrumento, un broncoscopio flexible, permite un mejor acercamiento a los bronquios. Se trata de una intervención que generalmente se realiza fácilmente, excepto en el caso de pacientes enfermos o ancianos. Permite la visualización directa de segmentos y subsegmentos de los bronquios y se utiliza para la detección del cáncer de pulmón. (es)
context (x): E_fbrscy.txt

origination date: 24/04/2002
originator: Arianne
broncoscopia flexibleterm type: synonym
part of speech: noun
number: singular
gender: feminine
reliability code: 10
cross-reference: definition: FIBEROPTIC-BRONCHOSCOPY