Bronchoscopy

Bronchoscopy

During bronchoscopy, your doctor will put a thin flexible tube (bronchoscope) into your nose or mouth. Then he or she will move it gently down your throat to look at the larger airways (bronchi) to your lungs.

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ByHealthwise Staff
Primary Medical ReviewerAdam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical ReviewerRobert L. Cowie, MB, FCP(SA), MD, MSc, MFOM - Pulmonology
Last RevisedOctober 24, 2012
By: Healthwise StaffLast Revised: October 24, 2012
Medical Review: Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
Robert L. Cowie, MB, FCP(SA), MD, MSc, MFOM - Pulmonology

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