Glossary

Bronchoscopy

Bronchoscopy

Bronchoskopie·Also: Lungenspiegelung

During a bronchoscopy, a thin, flexible tube with a camera is inserted through the mouth or nose into the airways. This allows the windpipe and bronchi to be viewed from the inside and tissue samples to be taken.

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