Borchers S D, Beamis J F
Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Lahey Hitchcock Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts, USA.
Chest Surg Clin N Am. 1996 May;6(2):169-92.
Fiberoptic bronchoscopy is an excellent tool for the evaluation of the airways and lung parenchyma. The history of flexible bronchoscopy, anesthesia, technique, indications, contraindications, and complications in using the bronchoscopy are reviewed.