Abstract: Objectives To explore the clinical characteristic and diagnostic therapeutic measures for endobronchial tuberculosis.Method 248 cases of endobronchial tuberculosis admitted from 1993 to 2000 were analyzed based on clinical, photographic and bronchoscopic data.Results The age group of 15～34 female patients occupied 69.2% of the total and was significantly higher than other groups. The bronchial lesions located on left side were much more than on right side. The diagnosis was confirmed by photographic, bronchoscopic and laboratory examination in 234 cases. The diagnosis was confirmed by pathological examination of resected lung in 14 cases. All the cases were under standard anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy;72 cases were also treated with aerosol treatment and 26 cases were also treated by intra-bronchial injection. The overall effective rate was 84.6%. Conclusion Bronchscopic examination was the most important procedure for the diagnosis of endobronchial tuberculosis. Beside the standard chemotherapy of anti-tuberculosis drugs, combined treatment of aerosol and intra-bronchial injection were very useful for relieving clinic symptoms, reducing or eliminating the stricture of bronchus. Surgical operation on time was indicated on patients with un-reversible stricture of bronchus, atelectasis and serious insufficiency of pulmonary functions.

Key words: Tuberculosis,bronchus/Diagnostic, Tuberculosis,bronchus/Therapeutic