Rigid bronchoscope is the most primitive tool to observe the respiratory tract and give interventions, which is now a high-quality tool to provide interventions of complex and critical airway diseases.To standardize the clinical application of rigid bronchoscopy, experts in the field of interventional pulmonology have drafted the " Expert Consensus on Clinical Application of Rigid Bronchoscopy" in 2022.This study aims to summarize the modern application of rigid bronchoscopy from the point of view of interventional pneumonology, especially airway interventional therapy, operation methods and complication management, for clinical references.

Bronchoscopy; Interventional pulmonology; Central airway stenosis; Insertion methods; Complications