Bronchoscopy

 

Bronchoscopy is a procedure using a flexible endoscope of approximately 5mm passing through the nose or mouth into the tracheo-bronchial tree approximately. This direct visualization enables doctors to diagnose diseases, such as pneumonia, tuberculosis or lung cancer. Additional therapeutic procedures could also be performed at the same time, such as sampling lung fluid or biopsy, retrieval brushing of lung tissue, removal of foreign body and control of bleeding.