[Interventional bronchoscopy in pediatrics].
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.
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D020680:Bronchoscopes; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D004867:Equipment Design; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome