Therapeutic and diagnostic role of bronchoscopy in pediatric age group.
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1992-03-01
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Two hundred and seventy five cases were evaluated bronchoscopically for various respiratory conditions. In 140 cases, a foreign body and in 30 cases mucus plug was removed. In 47 cases there was inflammation of the tracheobronchial tree. Forty patients with empyema thoracis were evaluated bronchoscopically because of persistence of bronchopleural fistula or continued pus discharge from intercostal tubes not responding to the routine treatment. The purpose of the article is to stress the therapeutic as well as diagnostic aspect of bronchoscopy for various respiratory conditions in pediatric age group.
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Sharma AK, Agarwal LD, Prabhakar G, Gupta A, Sharma C, Chandra S. Therapeutic and diagnostic role of bronchoscopy in pediatric age group. Indian Pediatrics. 1992 Mar; 29(3): 287-90