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Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2014; 35(06): 751-762
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1395505
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Interventional Pulmonology in the Pediatric Population

Christopher R. Gilbert
1   Section of Bronchoscopy and Interventional Pulmonology, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine-Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania
,
KoPen Wang
2   Section of Interventional Pulmonology, Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
,
Hans J. Lee
2   Section of Interventional Pulmonology, Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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02 December 2014 (online)

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Abstract

Endoscopic airway interventions within pediatric populations vary considerably. Some of this variance may be related to institutional experience, however, may also be limited by operator experience and available equipment. Previous reports of pediatric bronchoscopic interventional procedures have been identified within the surgical literature; however, newer reports have identified other specialties participating in the care of these patients. Here, we will provide a review of the current relevant medical literature, including an evidence-based review of advanced diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopic treatments within the pediatric population.

Keywords

interventional pulmonology - pediatrics - central airway obstruction - endobronchial ultrasound - therapeutic bronchoscopy
 

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