[Interventional bronchoscopy in pediatrics]

Arch Pediatr. 2007 Dec:14 Suppl 4:S216-21. doi: 10.1016/S0929-693X(07)78710-9.
[Article in French]

Abstract

There is a wide range of indications for therapeutic bronchoscopy in children today: foreign body removal, bronchoaspiration, endoscopy-assisted tracheal intubation, selective intubation and airway management during thoracic surgery or in children undergoing mechanical ventilation. Some adult-derived methods may find potential indications in pediatric patients: airway stenosis dilation, laser photoresection, tracheobronchial stenting. There are no rules regarding such procedures in children, and supposed benefits have to be weighted against those of more conventional therapies.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Bronchoscopes
  • Bronchoscopy* / methods
  • Child
  • Equipment Design
  • Esophagoscopy
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Foreign Bodies / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Intubation, Intratracheal
  • Respiration, Artificial
  • Tracheal Stenosis / surgery*
  • Tracheoesophageal Fistula / surgery*
  • Treatment Outcome