TY - JOUR T1 - Endobronchial biopsy JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child SP - 465 LP - 465 VL - 89 IS - 5 A2 - , Y1 - 2004/05/01 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/89/5/465.abstract N2 - A report in Archives in 2001 (84:423–6)OpenUrl gave details of 73 children (38 with severe asthma) who had undergone bronchoscopy, bronchoalveolar lavage, and endobronchial biopsy under general anaesthesia at two specialist centres. It was concluded that the procedures were safe and acceptable to parents. Two more papers on endobronchial biopsy appeared in a recent issue of Thorax. In Springfield, Massachusetts (PS Salva and colleagues. Thorax2003;58:1058–60OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text) 170 children aged 2.5–16 years underwent bronchoscopy, bronchoalveolar lavage, and endobronchial biopsy using a flexible bronchoscope with a laryngeal mask … ER -