Pediatric laryngobronchoscopy. 1332 procedures stored in a data base.

Laryngobronchoscopy (LBS), using both rigid and flexible bronchoscopes, has become a frequently performed operation in children. A data base was established to enable retrospective evaluation of a large number of LBSs carried out in a pediatric center. Experience with 1332 cases of LBS involving 808 patients over an 8-year period is presented. The main indications for LBS were inspiratory stridor, atelectasis, and suspected foreign body aspiration. Most frequent diagnoses at LBS were bronchopneumonia, intubation trauma, tracheomalacia, laryngomalacia, and foreign body aspiration. Only 25 complications occurred (1.9%) including two cases of xylometazoline intoxication.