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bronchoscope

[ UK /bɹˈɒnkəskˌə‍ʊp/ ]
[ US /ˈbɹɑnkəˈskoʊp/ ]
NOUN
  1. a slender tubular instrument used to examine the bronchial tubes

How To Use bronchoscope In A Sentence

  • Bronchoscopy performed under local anesthesia during forced expiration confirmed the extent of the collapsed segment, and we then passed an ultrathin bronchoscope beyond the choke point.
  • Semicritical items that will come in contact with mucous membranes and nonintact skin (eg, bronchoscopes, laryngoscopes) require high-level disinfection.
  • If the child shows classic signs and symptoms, direct visualization of the supralaryngeal area is carried out promptly using a laryngoscope or bronchoscope.
  • The thermoplasty device, called the Alair System, travels inside the bronchoscope and has an array of electrodes on its tip that extends and expands to contact the airway walls. New Surgery to Treat Asthma
  • This was accomplished by anchoring the tissue with grasping forceps or applied suction, and removing the bronchoscope while visualizing the secured tissue as the bronchoscope passes through the upper airway.
  • Objective: To summarize our experience on treatment of bronchopleural fistula through submucosal injection of sclerosing agent -1% polidocanol using flexible bronchoscope.
  • A single lesion involving a tracheotomy stoma was treated with the direct application of the probe without using the bronchoscope.
  • Cryotherapy can be used via both the rigid and flexible bronchoscopes, and rigid, semirigid, and flexible probes are commercially available.
  • Now mediastinoscopy involves the use of a rigid bronchoscope and a surgical incision made in the suprasternal notch.
  • Further investigation led to biopsy through a bronchoscope, which showed crystals, identified as talc (magnesium silicate).
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