The first bronchoscopy was performed by Gustav Killian [1] in Freiburg, Germany, in 1887. During the early years of the development of bronchoscopy, the indications for the procedure were primarily therapeutic: removal of foreign bodies and dilation of strictures from tuberculosis and diphtheria. In the early part of the 20th century, Chevalier Jackson [2], the father of American bronchoesophagology, further advanced bronchoscopic techniques and designed modern rigid bronchoscopes. Again, the primary indication was often therapeutic. In the 1970s, Dr. Shiketo Ikeda introduced the flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope primarily as a diagnostic instrument. Bronchoscopy soon shifted from being a therapeutic procedure performed by thoracic surgeons and otolaryngol-ogists to a primarily diagnostic procedure performed by pulmonologists [3]. Currently, apart from thoracentesis and pulmonary function testing interpretation, bronchoscopy is the most commonly performed procedure by pulmonologists.
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机译：1887年，Gustav Killian [1]在德国弗莱堡进行了第一例支气管镜检查。在支气管镜检查发展的早期，该手术的适应症主要是治疗性的：清除异物和扩张结核和白喉狭窄。 。在20世纪初期，美国支气管食管学之父Chevalier Jackson [2]进一步发展了先进的支气管镜技术，并设计了现代的刚性支气管镜。同样，主要适应症通常是治疗性的。 1970年代，池田大夫（Shiketo Ikeda）博士主要将挠性纤维支气管镜用作诊断仪器。支气管镜检查很快从胸外科医生和耳鼻喉科医生进行的治疗方法转变为由肺科医师进行的主要诊断方法[3]。目前，除胸腔穿刺术和肺功能检查解释外，支气管镜检查是肺科医师最常执行的手术。
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