History, present situation and prospect of interventional respiratory diseases in pediatrics / 中国实用儿科杂志

ABSTRACT

The development of respiratory endoscopy in pediatrics in China is more than 10 years later than that in adults.In 1985,fiberoptic bronchoscopy was used in pediatrics hospitals in China. In the 1990 s,Beijing Children's Hospital established the first paediatric bronchoscopy room in China. Pediatric tracheoscopy method which is of great significance to respiratoryspecialtyhassincebeenestablishedinChina.Uptonow,bronchoscopyhasbecomeasafeandreliablemeansofdiagnosis and treatment in many hospitals. The demand for bronchoscopy in diagnosis is even as popular as CT. Interventional methods play an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of severe and difficult respiratory diseases. In the future,children's interventional respiratory disease should be developed into a comprehensive multi-disciplinary clinical application.