Features of diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy in children

In modern conditions, bronchoscopy is one of the important endoscopic methods, without which the treatment and diagnostic process in pediatrics is indispensable. When treating children with respiratory pathology, bronchoscopy not only complements the data of radiation diagnostic methods, allowing for visualization and various diagnostic manipulations during examination, but can also be the main method for diagnosing pathological changes. In addition, in some cases, bronchoscopy is an indispensable treatment method. Thanks to the active development of technologies and the availability of a range of endoscope diameters, it is now possible to perform bronchoscopic manipulations in young children, newborns and premature babies with low body weight. Like any invasive technique, bronchoscopy has its risks and when performing an examination in children, especially in the neonatal and early age periods, it requires certain conditions (examination of children only in a hospital setting) and the level of training of the endoscopist.