Rigid Bronchoscopy

Authors

Javier Diaz-Mendoza, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Angel R. Peralta, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Labib Debiane, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Michael Simoff, Henry Ford HealthFollow

Recommended Citation

Diaz-Mendoza J, Peralta AR, Debiane L, Simoff M. Rigid Bronchoscopy. Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2018; 39(6):674-684.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-1-2018

Publication Title

Semin Respir Crit Care Med

Abstract

Rigid bronchoscopy is one of the oldest medical techniques used in the respiratory and thoracic fields. Even though its use declined after the development of flexible bronchoscopy, it has again gained importance with the growth of interventional pulmonology, becoming a critical technique taught as part of the training in this subspecialty. The therapeutic advantages compared to other approaches of thoracic pathologies makes rigid bronchoscopy a primary component in the present and future of interventional pulmonary medicine.

Medical Subject Headings

Airway Obstruction/therapy; Bronchial Diseases/therapy; Bronchoscopes; Bronchoscopy/history/instrumentation/methods; Equipment Design; History; 19th Century; History; 20th Century; History; 21st Century; Humans; Treatment Outcome

PubMed ID

30641585

Volume

39

Issue

6

First Page

674

Last Page

684