Bronchoscopy: reasons, procedure

What is a bronchoscopy? The term bronchoscopy is made up of the Greek words for airway/air tube (bronchus) and look (skopein). Colloquially, the examination is also known as a lung endoscopy, although it is not possible to examine the entire lung, but only the larger airways. The bronchoscope is a thin, flexible tube or a … Bronchoscopy: reasons, procedure