Rigid bronchoscopy. the forgotten art
Helmers, R.A.; Sanderson, D.R.
Clinics in Chest Medicine 16(3): 393-399
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0272-5231 PMID: 8521695 Document Number: 442043
Rigid bronchoscopy is superior to flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy in several clinical situations. General anesthesia is usually used with side port ventilation. In children, removal of foreign bodies is an important indication. Tracheal stricture dilatation and cryotherapy are indications in adults, but laser bronchoscopy has become the major indication for rigid bronchoscopy in adult medicine.