Diagnostic techniques of flexible bronchoscopy and its application in diagnosis of pediatric respiratory diseases / 中国小儿急救医学

ABSTRACT

Flexible bronchoscopy has become an important method in diagnosis of pediatric respiratory diseases.Here,we introduced some diagnostic techniques such as bronchoalveolar lavage,protected specimen brushing and biopsy techniques including endobronchial biopsy,transbronchial lung biopsy,and transbronchial needle aspiration.Meanwhile,its role in the diagnosis of common diseases and symptoms (abnormality of airways,dyspnea,refractory wheezing,chronic cough,tuberculosis and bronchial foreign bodies)was discussed.