Gyepes M T, Nussbaum E
Pediatr Radiol. 1985;15(5):291-6. doi: 10.1007/BF02386759.
The results of radiographic examinations and flexible fiberoptic endoscopy (FFE) of the airways were correlated in 100 pediatric patients. For the diagnosis of laryngomalacia, tracheal stenosis and tracheal granulomas. FFE proved to be more accurate than radiography. In epiglottitis and croup, the two methods were comparable. In bronchial and resulting parenchymal disease, the chest films served as the endoscopist's guide because the consequences of bronchial obstruction manifested rapidly on chest roentgenograms. FFE was particularly useful when the chest films did not reveal or lateralize a clinically suspected foreign body. FFE was not error-free; in a small number of cases, radiologic methods provided critical diagnoses, which were not arrived at by endoscopy.
对100例儿科患者的气道进行了影像学检查结果与可弯曲纤维光学内镜检查（FFE）结果的对比。对于喉软化、气管狭窄和气管肉芽肿的诊断，FFE被证明比放射成像更准确。在会厌炎和哮吼方面，两种方法相当。在支气管及相关实质性疾病中，胸片可作为内镜检查医生的指导，因为支气管阻塞的后果在胸部X线片上迅速显现。当胸片未显示或未定位临床怀疑的异物时，FFE特别有用。FFE并非毫无差错；在少数情况下，放射学方法提供了关键诊断，而内镜检查未能得出这些诊断。
