Analysis of indications for bronchoscopy in the Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology in Warsaw from 1998 to 2003

Lidia Zawadzka-Głos, Mieczysław Chmielik, Anna Gabryszewska, Beata Zając, Małgorzata Badełek-Izdebska

Summary
Bronchoscopy is an important method of diagnosis for respiratory tract diseases in children. From January 1998 to June 2003 a total of 290 bronchoscopies were performed on 219 children. The main indications for bronchoscopy were: suspected foreign body aspiration, dyspnoea, stridor, respiratory failure, atelectasis, or bronchopneumonia. The most frequent diagnoses included inflammatory changes without any other pathology of the respiratory tract, inhalation of foreign body, malacia disorders or papillomatosis of the lower respiratory tract, or stenoses and anomalies of the larynx. Bronchoscopy was performed in 81% of cases due to emergency indications.

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