Journal Reviews

CT-scan instead of rigid bronchoscopy in paediatric foreign body aspiration?

1 March 2018 | | Airway, Bronchoscopy, CT-scan, Foreign body

Many centres would still use rigid bronchoscopy as the gold standard for possible foreign body aspiration (FBA) in children. Evidence is growing that CT scanning in these situations is a reliable alternative, especially as rigid bronchoscopy (RB) still carries a...