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The follow is a description
of a bronchoscopy
procedure
to obtain tissue for diagnosis. |
View Video on a Bronchoscopy &
Lung Biopsy |
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 The
patient underwent a bronchoscopy. This procedure uses a fiberoptic
light cord which has a channel for suctioning secretions and
biopsying the patient's lung cancer.
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 This
is a picture of the "carina" which is where the windpipe divides
into right and left main stem bronchi which leads to the right and
left lungs.
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 This
picture shows the a collapsed and blocked right upper lobe bronchus
and the passage way leading to the right lower and middle lobes.
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 Lower
and Middle Lobe Bronchial Opening:
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 Picture
of the lung cancer in the right upper lobe bronchus
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Cells from the cancer can be obtained in three ways:
  #1.
From bronchial washings by squirting saline into the lungs and
suctioning in into a suction trap:
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From bronchial brushings:
  #3.
From bronchial biopsy using micro-cup forceps:
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