Trans-nasal flexible bronchoscopy in wheezing children: Diagnostic yield, impact on therapy, and prevalence of laryngeal cleft.

Richard Paul BoeschJulie M BaughnShelagh A CoferKarthik Balakrishnan

Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2017)

We conclude that transnasal flexible bronchoscopy has high yield in children with recurrent, persistent, or atypical wheezing and those with poorly controlled asthma. Laryngeal cleft has a reasonably high prevalence that warrants specific evaluation in this population.

Keyphrases

young adults
risk factors
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
cystic fibrosis
mesenchymal stem cells