Is bronchoscopy painful for babies?

The full name of bronchoscope is fiberoptic bronchoscope (abbreviated as fiberoptic bronchoscope). The tracheal tube is usually inserted through the nose, mouth, or orotracheal cavity. It has the advantages of thin outer diameter, bendability, high brightness and clear field of view, and has been widely used in clinical practice. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy can not only directly observe the morphology, location and extent of tracheal and bronchial lesions, but also perform biopsy and cytological examinations. Needle aspiration biopsy can also be used to confirm the diagnosis of tracheal and parabronchial lymph nodes and submucosal lesions in the mediastinum. In addition, tracheal and bronchial tumors can also be treated through local injection of drugs through bronchofiberoscope, heat therapy, high-frequency electrosurgery, etc.

When the following situations occur, you need to consider a fiberoptic bronchoscopy: Irritating cough Respiratory diseases can cause coughs. The causes and lesions are different, and the nature of the coughs is completely different. In order to clarify the cause of cough, especially whether it is caused by tumor obstruction or compression, bronchoscopy should be performed in a timely manner. In patients with hemoptysis and dyspnea with bloody sputum accompanied by dry cough, dyspnea and wheezing, tracheal tumors should be considered and bronchoscopy should be performed promptly. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy can not only identify the cause of hemoptysis, but also understand the location of hemoptysis. When X-ray or lateral chest films or CT scans show atelectasis of the lung lobe or the entire lung, bronchoscopy should be performed promptly to clarify the cause. When cancer cells are detected in sputum and no obvious abnormalities are found in chest X-ray, the location of the lesion mainly depends on bronchoscopy.

For patients with widened mediastinum and lung masses found on chest X-ray, fiberbronchoscopy can be used to understand whether their tracheal and bronchial mucosa are normal, whether there is external pressure and bulging, and whether there is a tumor in the lumen. Pathological and cytological diagnosis can be obtained through biopsy and needle aspiration. Routine examinations before lung surgery can determine the location and extent of the lesion, the condition of the tracheal and bronchial mucosa, the presence of lymph node metastasis, and whether the trachea and bronchi are compressed and involved, so as to decide on the surgical method. Observing the therapeutic effect During radiotherapy and chemotherapy of lung tumors, the use of bronchoscopy helps to directly observe the therapeutic effect. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy after surgery can help determine whether the tumor was completely removed and the healing status of the stump. It can also be used for treatment, such as laser and high-frequency electric knife treatment of tracheal and bronchial tumors.