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Using the Endoscope for Endobronchial Ultrasound in the Esophagus
Published on: November 21, 2023
[Role of endoscopy in the diagnosis of respiratory distress]
1Service de médecine infantile F (allergologie-pneumologie-mucoviscidose), CHU Purpan, Toulouse, France.
Abstract:
In acute respiratory distress, bronchial endoscopy is useful to determine the nature of dyspnea: inspiratory dyspnea in laryngeal abnormalities and obstructions; mixed inspiratory and expiratory dyspnea in extrinsic and intrinsic compressions of the tracheobronchial tree; overall, foreign bodies. Moreover, it allows the evaluation of the lesions in bronchial contusions, tracheobronchial burns and hemoptysis. Flexible (fiberoptic) and rigid endoscopy are complementary methods. Bronchoalveolar lavage is useful in the microbiological investigation of pneumonias developing in immuno compromised children.
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