Rigid bronchoscopy. The forgotten art.
Rigid bronchoscopy is superior to flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy in several clinical situations. General anesthesia is usually used with side port ventilation. In children, removal of foreign bodies is an important indication. Tracheal stricture dilatation and cryotherapy are indications in adults, but laser bronchoscopy has become the major indication for rigid bronchoscopy in adult medicine.
Helmers
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Division of Thoracic Diseases and Critical Care, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D020680:Bronchoscopes; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D017679:Cryotherapy / Q000379:methods; D005060:Europe; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000266:history; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000628:therapy; D014481:United States