[en] Introduction and objective: The management of the airways represents a constant challenge in pediatric practice. In the last years, bronchoscopy has become an essential technique in the diagnosis and treatment of various abnormalities of the child's respiratory system. The special characteristics of the pediatric airway and the differentiated pathology it presents give pediatric bronchoscopy its own entity. Pediatric bronchoscopy is a safe technique with many applications, both diagnostic and therapeutic. The use of both types of bronchoscopes (flexible and rigid) allows to take advantage of each one of them. Flexible bronchoscopy in pediatrics is a relatively simple and low-risk procedure that provides anatomical and dynamic information on the airways, as well as cytological and microbiological studies. The simplicity and low risk of this technique, in addition to not requiring general anesthesia, allows it to be performed even at the head of the patient, which has led to an increasingly extensive field of indications. The purpose of this article is to provide a review on the timeliness of the pediatric bronchoscopy procedure, especially about its indications. Method: Narrative review. Conclusion: The endoscopic examination of the airway is a cost-effective technique in pediatrics, with little complications and can offer very valuable diagnostic information, as well as perform certain therapeutic procedures. It is recommended that all professionals involved in the management of patients with airway pathology should know their indications, contraindications, complications, as well as their therapeutic applications.

[es] Introducci?n y objetivo: El manejo de la v?a a?rea representa un reto constante en la pr?ctica pedi?trica. La broncoscopia se ha convertido en los ?ltimos a?os en una t?cnica imprescindible en el diagn?stico y tratamiento de diversas anomal?as del aparato respiratorio del ni?o. Las especiales caracter?sticas de la v?a a?rea pedi?trica y la diferenciada patolog?a que presenta otorgan a la broncoscopia pedi?trica una entidad propia. La broncoscopia pedi?trica es una t?cnica segura y con un gran n?mero de aplicaciones, tanto diagn?sticas como terap?uticas. La utilizaci?n de ambos tipos de broncoscopios (flexible y r?gido) permite de aprovechar las ventajas de cada uno de ellos. La broncoscopia flexible en pediatr?a es un procedimiento relativamente sencillo y de bajo riesgo, que proporciona informaci?n anat?mica y din?mica de las v?as a?reas, adem?s de estudios citol?gicos y microbiol?gicos. La sencillez y bajo riesgo de esta t?cnica, adem?s de no precisar anestesia general permite su realizaci?n incluso, a la cabecera del paciente, lo que ha propiciado un campo cada vez m?s extenso de indicaciones. El prop?sito de este art?culo es ofrecer una revisi?n sobre la actualidad del procedimiento de la broncoscopia pedi?trica, especialmente en cuanto a sus indicaciones. M?todo: Revisi?n narrativa. Conclusi?n: La exploraci?n endosc?pica de la v?a a?rea es una t?cnica rentable en pediatr?a, sin apenas complicaciones y que puede ofrecer informaci?n diagn?stica muy valiosa, as? como realizar determinados procedimientos terap?uticos. Es recomendable que todos los profesionales involucrados en el manejo de pacientes con patolog?a de v?a a?rea conozcan sus indicaciones, contraindicaciones, complicaciones, as? como sus aplicaciones terap?uticas.