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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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.

Current as ofJune 9, 2019

Author: Healthwise Staff
Adam Husney, MD – Family Medicine
David C. Stuesse, MD – Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery

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